Proverbs 23:2
And put the knife to thy throte, if thou be a man giuen to the appetite.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
In Context
1When thou sittest to eate with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee,
3Be not desirous of his deintie meates: for it is a deceiuable meate.
Cross References
Genesis 27:14So he went and set them, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made pleasant meat, such as his father loued.
1 Corinthians 9:27But I beate downe my body, and bring it into subiection, lest by any meanes after that I haue preached to other, I my selfe should be reproued.
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 →