Proverbs 23:3

Coverdale Bible (1535)

and yf thou wilt rule thine owne self, be not ouer gredy of his meate, for meate begyleth and disceaueth.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 23:6 : 6 Eate not thou wt ye envyous, and desyre no his meate,
  • Ps 141:4 : 4 O let not myne hert be enclyned to eny euell thige, to be mynded as the vngodly or wicked men, lest I eate of soch thinges as please the
  • Dan 1:8 : 8 But Daniel was at a poynt wt himself, that he wolde not be defyled thorow the kynges meate, ner ye wyne which he droke. And this he desyred off the chefe chaberlayne, lest he shulde defyle himselff.
  • Luke 21:34 : 34 But take hede vnto youre selues, that yor hertes be not ouerlade with excesse of eatinge and with dronkennes, and with takinge of thought for lyuynge, and so this daye come vpo you vnawares.
  • Eph 4:22 : 22 So then as concernynge the conuersacion in tyme past laye from you that olde man which marreth himselfe thorow disceauable lustes:

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    4 Take not ouer greate trauayle and labor to be riche, bewarre of soch a purpose.

    5 Why wilt thou set thine eye vpon ye thinge, which sodenly vanisheth awaye? For riches make them selues wynges, and take their flight like an Aegle in to ye ayre.

    6 Eate not thou wt ye envyous, and desyre no his meate,

    7 for he hath a maruelous herte. He sayeth vnto ye: eate and drynke, where as his herte is not wt ye.

    8 Yee ye morsels that thou hast eaten shalt thou perbreake, and lese those swete wordes.

  • Prov 23:1-2
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    1 When thou syttest at the table to eate wt a lorde, ordre thy self manerly wt ye thinges

    2 that are set before ye Measure thine appetite:

  • Prov 20:17
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    17 Euery ma liketh the bred that is gotten with disceate, but at the last is mouth shalbe fylled with grauell.

  • Ps 141:4
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    4 O let not myne hert be enclyned to eny euell thige, to be mynded as the vngodly or wicked men, lest I eate of soch thinges as please the

  • Prov 23:20
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    20 Kepe no company wt wyne bebbers and ryotous eaters of flesh:

  • Prov 30:8-9
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    8 Remoue fro me vanite and lyes: geue me nether pouerte ner riches, only graunte me a necessary lyuynge.

    9 Lest yf I be to full, I denye ye, & saye: what felowe is ye LORDE? And lest I beinge constrayned thorow pouerte, fall vnto stealinge, and forsweare the name of my God.

  • Prov 24:1
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    1 Be not thou gelous ouer wicked me, & desyre not thou to be amonge them.

  • Prov 9:17
    72%

    17 stollen waters are swete, & the bred that is preuely eaten, hath a good taist.

  • Ps 78:30
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    30 So they ate & were fylled, for he gaue them their owne desyre. They were not dispoynted of their lust.

  • Prov 6:25-26
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    25 yt thou lust not after her beuty in thine herte, & lest thou be take wt hir fayre lokes.

    26 An harlot wil make a ma to begg his bred, but a maried woman wil hunt for ye precious life.

  • Job 33:20
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    20 so that his life maye awaye wt no bred, & his soule abhorreth to eate eny dayntie meate:

  • Deut 12:25
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    25 yt thou mayest prospere, and yi children after the, whan thou hast done that which is righte in the sighte of the LORDE.

  • Isa 55:2
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    2 Wherfore do ye laye out yor moneye, for the thinge yt fedeth not, and spende youre laboure aboute the thinge that satisfieth you not? But herke rather vnto me, ad ye shal eate of the best, & youre soule shal haue hir pleasure in pleteousnes.

  • Prov 25:16-17
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    16 Yf thou findest hony, eate so moch as is sufficiet for ye: lest thou be ouer full, & perbreake it out againe.

    17 Withdrawe yi foote fro thy neghbours house, lest he be weery of the, and so abhorre the.

  • Prov 6:30
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    30 Men do not vtterly despyse a thefe, that stealeth to satisfie his soule, when he is hongerie:

  • Prov 28:21-22
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    21 To haue respecte of personnes in iudgment is not good: And why? he will do wronge, yee euen for a pece of bred.

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    25 The rightuous eateth, and is satisfied, but ye bely of the vngodly hath neuer ynough.

  • Prov 3:31
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    31 Folowe not a wicked man, and chose none of his wayes:

  • 1 Tim 6:9
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  • Prov 21:6
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    6 Who so hoordeth vp riches wt ye disceatfulnes of his tonge, he is a foole, & like vnto them that seke their owne death.

  • Rom 16:18
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  • Prov 21:25-26
    2 verses
    69%

    25 The voluptuousnesse of the slouthfull is his owne death, for his hades wyll not labor.

    26 He coueteth and desyreth all the daye longe, but the rightuous is allwaye geuynge & kepeth nothinge backe.

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  • Job 15:31
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    31 He wil nether applye himself to faithfulnes ner treuth, so sore is he disceaued wt vanite.

  • Prov 27:7
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    7 He that is full, abhorreth an hony combe: but vnto him that is hogrie, euery sower thinge is swete.

  • Deut 14:3
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    3 Thou shalt eate no abhominacion.

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    27 Like as it is not good to eate to moch hony, euen so he that wyll search out hye thynges, it shal be to heuy for him.

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    27 The couetous man wrutteth vp his owne house, but who so hateth rewardes, shal lyue.

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