Proverbs 23:2
and put a knife to thy throat if thou be a man given to appetite.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
In Context
1When thou sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently him who is before thee,
3Be not desirous of his dainties, since they are deceitful food.
Cross References
Genesis 27:14And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother. And his mother made savory food, such as his father loved.
1 Corinthians 9:27But I give my body a black eye and subdue it, lest somehow having preached to others, I myself might become disqualified.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 23:2-4
Cautions against Luxury and Covetousness. 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. The sin we are here warned against is luxury and sensuality, and the indulgence of the appetite in eating and drinking, a sin that most easily besets us. 1. We are here told when we enter into temptation, and are in most danger of falling into this sin: " When… Read the whole commentary →