Proverbs 23:2
Pea kapau ko e tangata faʻa kai koe, ai ha hele ki ho kia.
KO E TOHI TAPU KĀTOA
In The King James Version
And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
In Context
1ʻOka ke ka nofo ke keinanga mo ha taha ʻoku pule, tokanga lahi ki he meʻa ʻoku ʻi ho ʻao:
3ʻOua naʻa ke holi ki heʻene ngaahi meʻa lelei: he ko e meʻakai kākā ia.
Cross References
Genesis 27:14Pea naʻe ʻalu ia ō fetuku mo ʻomi ia ki heʻene faʻē; pea ngaohi ai ʻe heʻene faʻē ʻae meʻakai lelei, ʻo hangē ko e manako ʻa ʻene tamai.
1 Corinthians 9:27Ka ʻoku ou tautea hoku sino, ʻo fakamoʻulaloaʻi ia: telia naʻa ai ha meʻa, ʻoka hili ʻeku malanga ki he kakai, teu hoko ai au ko e liʻaki.