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Proverbs 23:1

When you sit down to eat with a leader, pay close attention to what has been set before your face,

Catholic Public Domain Version

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2and put a knife to your throat, if, in such a way, you could hold your soul in your own power.

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Cross References

Genesis 43:32And when it was set out, separately for Joseph, and separately for his brothers, likewise separately for the Egyptians, who ate at the same time, (for it is unlawful for Egyptians to eat with Hebrews, and they consider feasting in this way to be profane)

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