Proverbs 23:2

Saying 7

1When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you, 2and put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite. 3Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.

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Berean Standard Bible
and put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite.
American Standard Version (1901)
And put a knife to thy throat, If thou be a man given to appetite.
Bible in Basic English
And put a knife to your throat, if you have a strong desire for food.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And put a knife to thy throat, if it be so that thou have thy soul in thy own power.
Free Bible Version
and cut down if you have a big appetite.
Geneva Bible 1599
And put the knife to thy throte, if thou be a man giuen to the appetite.
King James (Authorized) Version
And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
One Unity Resource Bible
put a knife to your throat, if you are a man given to appetite.
Translation for Translators
Even if you ◄have a big appetite/want to eat a lot of food►, restrain yourself.
Unlocked Literal Bible
and put a knife to your throat if you are a person who likes to eat a lot of food.
Noah Webster Bible
And put a knife to thy throat, if thou art a man given to appetite.
World English Bible
put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite.
Young's Literal Translation
And thou hast put a knife to thy throat, If thou [art] a man of appetite.