Proverbs 23:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.”
Proverbs 23:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 23:2 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 23:2 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 23:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite.”
Proverbs 23:2 — World English Bible
Proverbs 23:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And put a knife to thy throat, If thou be a man given to appetite. ”
Proverbs 23:2 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 23:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And thou hast put a knife to thy throat, If thou <FI>art<Fi> a man of appetite.”
Proverbs 23:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 23:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. ”
Proverbs 23:2 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 23:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And put the knife to thy throte, if thou be a man giuen to the appetite.”
Proverbs 23:2 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 23:2 in Context — Proverbs 23
1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
3 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
4 Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
What Does Proverbs 23:2 Mean?
Proverbs 23:2 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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