"And put a knife to thy throat, if thou {be} a man given to appetite." — Proverbs 23:2

Proverbs 23:2 · KJV

“And put a knife to thy throat, if thou {be} a man given to appetite.”

— Proverbs 23:2

Verse 1

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

Verse 3

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

Proverbs 23 — Context

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

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

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

Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

Cross References

Philippians 3:19

Whose end {is} destruction, whose God {is their} belly, and {whose} glory {is} in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

Matthew 18:8-9

Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast {them} from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.

1 Corinthians 9:27

But I keep under my body, and bring {it} into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.