Proverbs 23:1

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,”

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BSBPD

“When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently him that is before thee;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Thou considerest diligently that which <FI>is<Fi> before thee,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 23:1 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 43:32They separately served Joseph, his brothers, and the Egyptians. They ate separately because the Egyptians would not eat with the Hebrews, since that was detestable to them.
  2. Jude 1:12These men are hidden reefs in your love feasts, shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by the wind; fruitless trees in autumn, twice dead after being uprooted.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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