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Proverbs 23:1

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When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:

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  1. Proverbs 23:2

    And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

  2. Proverbs 23:3

    Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.