Reference
Proverbs 23:1
“When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:”
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When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
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And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
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Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
Scripture
Related Verses
Proverbs 25:7
“For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.”
Proverbs 23:6
“Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:”
Proverbs 22:29
“Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.”
Proverbs 23:7
“For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.”
Proverbs 23:20
“Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:”