Proverbs 23:1

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When you sit down to eat with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you,

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 43:32-34 : 32 They set a place for him, a separate place for his brothers, and another for the Egyptians who were eating with him.(The Egyptians are not able to eat with Hebrews, for the Egyptians think it is disgusting to do so.) 33 They sat before him, arranged by order of birth, beginning with the firstborn and ending with the youngest. The men looked at each other in astonishment. 34 He gave them portions of the food set before him, but the portion for Benjamin was five times greater than the portions for any of the others. They drank with Joseph until they all became drunk.
  • Jude 1:12 : 12 These men are dangerous reefs at your love feasts, feasting without reverence, feeding only themselves. They are waterless clouds, carried along by the winds; autumn trees without fruit– twice dead, uprooted;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 23:2-3
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    2 and put a knife to your throat if you possess a large appetite.

    3 Do not crave that ruler’s delicacies, for that food is deceptive.

  • Prov 23:6-8
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    6 Do not eat the food of a stingy person, do not crave his delicacies;

    7 for he is like someone who has calculated the cost in his mind.“Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you;

    8 you will vomit up the little bit you have eaten, and will have wasted your pleasant words.

  • Luke 14:7-10
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    7 On Seeking Seats of Honor Then when Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. He said to them,

    8 “When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, because a person more distinguished than you may have been invited by your host.

    9 So the host who invited both of you will come and say to you,‘Give this man your place.’ Then, ashamed, you will begin to move to the least important place.

    10 But when you are invited, go and take the least important place, so that when your host approaches he will say to you,‘Friend, move up here to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who share the meal with you.

  • Prov 25:6-8
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    6 Do not honor yourself before the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;

    7 for it is better for him to say to you,“Come up here,” than to put you lower before a prince, whom your eyes have seen.

    8 Do not go out hastily to litigation, or what will you do afterward when your neighbor puts you to shame?

  • Prov 30:22
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    22 under a servant who becomes king, under a fool who becomes stuffed with food,

  • Eccl 8:2-3
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    2 Obey the king’s command, because you took an oath before God to be loyal to him.

    3 Do not rush out of the king’s presence in haste– do not delay when the matter is unpleasant, for he can do whatever he pleases.

  • Prov 23:19-20
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    19 Listen, my child, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right way.

    20 Do not spend time among drunkards, among those who eat too much meat,

  • Eccl 10:16-17
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    16 The Problem with Foolish Rulers Woe to you, O land, when your king is childish, and your princes feast in the morning!

    17 Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobility, and your princes feast at the proper time– with self-control and not in drunkenness.

  • Deut 12:25
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    25 You must not eat it so that it may go well with you and your children after you; you will be doing what is right in the LORD’s sight.

  • Prov 28:21
    69%

    21 To show partiality is terrible, for a person will transgress over the smallest piece of bread.

  • Deut 8:12
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    12 When you eat your fill, when you build and occupy good houses,

  • Prov 27:23
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    23 Pay careful attention to the condition of your flocks, set your mind on your herds,

  • Prov 22:29
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    29 You have seen a person skilled in his work– he will take his position before kings; he will not take his position before obscure people.

  • Prov 24:23
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    23 Further Sayings of the Wise These sayings also are from the wise: To show partiality in judgment is terrible:

  • Eccl 7:21
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    21 Also, do not pay attention to everything that people say; otherwise, you might even hear your servant cursing you.

  • Deut 8:10
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    10 You will eat your fill and then praise the LORD your God because of the good land he has given you.

  • Prov 24:21
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    21 Fear the LORD, my child, as well as the king, and do not associate with rebels,

  • Isa 21:5
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    5 Arrange the table, lay out the carpet, eat and drink! Get up, you officers, smear oil on the shields!

  • Luke 22:27
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    27 For who is greater, the one who is seated at the table, or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is seated at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.

  • Eccl 5:1
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    1 Rash Vows(4:17) Be careful what you do when you go to the temple of God; draw near to listen rather than to offer a sacrifice like fools, for they do not realize that they are doing wrong.

  • 2 Chr 19:6
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    6 He told the judges,“Be careful what you do, for you are not judging for men, but for the LORD, who will be with you when you make judicial decisions.

  • Exod 25:30
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    30 You are to set the Bread of the Presence on the table before me continually.

  • Prov 29:12
    67%

    12 If a ruler listens to lies, all his ministers will be wicked.

  • Prov 19:10
    67%

    10 Luxury is not appropriate for a fool; how much less for a servant to rule over princes!

  • Luke 22:30
    67%

    30 that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

  • Dan 1:13
    67%

    13 Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who are eating the royal delicacies; deal with us in light of what you see.”

  • Deut 12:18-19
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    18 Only in the presence of the LORD your God may you eat these, in the place he chooses. This applies to you, your son, your daughter, your male and female servants, and the Levites in your villages. In that place you will rejoice before the LORD your God in all the output of your labor.

    19 Be careful not to overlook the Levites as long as you live in the land.

  • Jer 16:8
    66%

    8 “‘Do not go to a house where people are feasting and sit down to eat and drink with them either.

  • 1 Cor 11:33
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    33 So then, my brothers and sisters, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.

  • Jer 22:15
    66%

    15 Does it make you any more of a king that you outstrip everyone else in building with cedar? Just think about your father. He was content that he had food and drink. He did what was just and right. So things went well with him.

  • Luke 14:15
    66%

    15 The Parable of the Great Banquet When one of those at the meal with Jesus heard this, he said to him,“Blessed is everyone who will feast in the kingdom of God!”

  • Eccl 10:4-5
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    4 If the anger of the ruler flares up against you, do not resign from your position, for a calm response can undo great offenses.

    5 I have seen another misfortune on the earth: It is an error a ruler makes.

  • 1 Cor 10:27
    66%

    27 If an unbeliever invites you to dinner and you want to go, eat whatever is served without asking questions of conscience.

  • Luke 17:8
    66%

    8 Won’t the master instead say to him,‘Get my dinner ready, and make yourself ready to serve me while I eat and drink. Then you may eat and drink’?

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