Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When you sit to dine with a ruler, note well what is before you, New Living Translation While dining with a ruler, pay attention to what is put before you. English Standard Version When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully what is before you, Berean Standard Bible When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you, King James Bible When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: New King James Version When you sit down to eat with a ruler, Consider carefully what is before you; New American Standard Bible When you sit down to dine with a ruler, Consider carefully what is before you, NASB 1995 When you sit down to dine with a ruler, Consider carefully what is before you, NASB 1977 When you sit down to dine with a ruler, Consider carefully what is before you; Legacy Standard Bible When you sit down to dine with a ruler, Understand well what is before you, Amplified Bible When you sit down to dine with a ruler, Consider carefully what is [set] before you; Christian Standard Bible When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you, Holman Christian Standard Bible When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you, American Standard Version When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently him that is before thee; Contemporary English Version When you are invited to eat with a king, use your best manners. English Revised Version When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently him that is before thee; GOD'S WORD® Translation When you sit down to eat with a ruler, pay close attention to what is in front of you, Good News Translation When you sit down to eat with someone important, keep in mind who he is. International Standard Version Whenever you sit down to dine with a ruler, carefully think about what is before you. Majority Standard Bible When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you, NET Bible When you sit down to eat with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you, New Heart English Bible When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you; Webster's Bible Translation When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: World English Bible When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you; Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWhen you sit to eat with a ruler, "" Diligently consider that which [is] before you, Young's Literal Translation When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Thou considerest diligently that which is before thee, Smith's Literal Translation If thou shalt sit to eat with a ruler, understanding, thou shalt understand what is before thee. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWhen thou shalt sit to eat with a prince, consider diligently what is set before thy face. Catholic Public Domain Version When you sit down to eat with a leader, pay close attention to what has been set before your face, New American Bible When you sit down to dine with a ruler, mark well the one who is before you; New Revised Standard Version When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully what is before you, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWHEN you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is set before you, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated If you sit to dine with a Ruler, perceive what is set before you OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider well him that is before thee; Brenton Septuagint Translation If thou sit to sup at the table of a prince, consider attentively the things set before thee: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context True Riches1When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you, 2and put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite.… Cross References Daniel 1:8 But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself. 1 Corinthians 10:31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God. Psalm 141:4 Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies. Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God. 1 Corinthians 9:27 No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified. Ecclesiastes 10:16-17 Woe to you, O land whose king is a youth, and whose princes feast in the morning. / Blessed are you, O land whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes feast at the proper time—for strength and not for drunkenness. Matthew 6:16-18 When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward. / But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, / so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 1 Peter 4:3 For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry. Luke 21:34 But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare. Philippians 3:19 Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things. 1 Timothy 6:8-10 But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these. / Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. / For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows. Proverbs 25:16 If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up. 1 Corinthians 6:12 “Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be mastered by anything. Galatians 5:16-17 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. / For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want. Isaiah 28:7-8 These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments. / For all their tables are covered with vomit; there is not a place without filth. Treasury of Scripture When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you: Jump to Previous Care Carefully Consider Considerest Diligently Dine Eat Feast Note Observe Ruler Seat Sit Sittest ThoughtJump to Next Care Carefully Consider Considerest Diligently Dine Eat Feast Note Observe Ruler Seat Sit Sittest ThoughtProverbs 23 1. Consider carefully what is before youWhen you sit down The phrase "when you sit down" suggests a deliberate action, a moment of pause and reflection. In the Hebrew context, sitting down to a meal was not merely about eating but about fellowship and relationship-building. The act of sitting indicates readiness and willingness to engage. It is a moment of potential influence and learning, especially in the presence of someone of higher status, such as a ruler. This phrase invites the reader to be mindful and intentional about the company they keep and the situations they enter. to dine with a ruler consider carefully what is set before you (1) Consider diligently what is before thee,--Rather, Who is before thee; that thy host is not an equal, but one who, if offended, might do thee deadly harm. Verses 1-3. - A hexastich closely connected with the last verse of the preceding chapter, as if the warning was addressed to the man of skill whom his talents had made the guest of kings. Verse 1. - When thou sittest to eat with a ruler. This, of course, would be a great honour to a man of lowly birth, or to one of the middle class, to whom the manners of courts and palaces were practically unknown. Consider diligently what is before thee. So the Vulgate, Qua apposita sunt ante faciem tuam; and the Septuagint, Τὰ παρατιθέμενά σοι. Take heed lest the unusual dainties on the table tempt thee to excess, which may lead not only to unseemly behaviour, but also to unruly speech, revealing of secrets, etc. But the latter words may also be tendered, "him that is," or, "who is before thee." And this gives a very appropriate sense. The guest is enjoined to fix his attention, not on the delicate food, but on the host, who is his superior, and able to exalt and to destroy him (compare the cautious maxims in Ecclus. 13:2, 6, 7, 11, etc.).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Whenכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction you sit down תֵ֭שֵׁב (ṯê·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry to dine לִלְח֣וֹם (lil·ḥō·wm) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle with אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Preposition Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among a ruler, מוֹשֵׁ֑ל (mō·wō·šêl) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 4910: To rule, have dominion, reign consider בִּ֥ין (bîn) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 995: To separate mentally, understand carefully תָּ֝בִ֗ין (tā·ḇîn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 995: To separate mentally, understand what אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that is set before you, לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ (lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face Links Proverbs 23:1 NIVProverbs 23:1 NLT Proverbs 23:1 ESV Proverbs 23:1 NASB Proverbs 23:1 KJV Proverbs 23:1 BibleApps.com Proverbs 23:1 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 23:1 Chinese Bible Proverbs 23:1 French Bible Proverbs 23:1 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 23:1 When you sit to eat (Prov. 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