Proverbs 23:2
And apply thy hand, 1 Knowing that it behooves thee to prepare such meats: 1 But if thou art very insatiable,
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
In Context
1If thou sit to sup at the table of a prince, 1 Consider attentively the things set before thee: 1
3desire not his provisions; 1 For these belong to a false life. 1
Cross References
Genesis 27:14So he went and took and brought them to his mother; and his mother made meats, as his father liked them.
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 →