Proverbs 23:2
וְשַׂמְתָּ שַׂכִּין בְּלֹעֶךָ אִם ־ בַּעַל נֶפֶשׁ אָֽתָּה ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
In Context
1כִּֽי ־ תֵשֵׁב לִלְחוֹם אֶת ־ מוֹשֵׁל בִּין תָּבִין אֶת ־ אֲשֶׁר לְפָנֶֽיךָ ׃
3אַל ־ תִּתְאָו לְמַטְעַמּוֹתָיו וְהוּא לֶחֶם כְּזָבִֽים ׃
Cross References
Genesis 27:14וַיֵּלֶךְ וַיִּקַּח וַיָּבֵא לְאִמּוֹ וַתַּעַשׂ אִמּוֹ מַטְעַמִּים כַּאֲשֶׁר אָהֵב אָבִֽיו ׃
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 →