Proverbs 23:2

and set thou a coulter in thy throat. If nevertheless thou hast power on thy soul, (and set thou a knife at thy own throat, if thou hast not power over thy self.)

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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 eat with the prince, perceive thou diligently what things be set before thy face,

3desire thou not of his meats, in whom is the bread of lying. (Do not thou desire any of his food, for he is not what he seemeth to be or for this is not what it seemeth to be.)

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Cross References

Genesis 27:14(And so) He went, and brought it, and gave it to his mother. She made ready meats, as she knew that his father would have, (or And she prepared the meat, in the way that she knew that his father would like it),

1 Corinthians 9:27but I chastise my body, and bring it into servage, [or into servitude], (or into slavery); lest peradventure when I preach to others, I myself be made reprovable.

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 →

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