Proverbs 23:1

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Thou considerest diligently that which `is' before thee,

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  • Gen 43:32-34 : 32 And they place for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians who are eating with him by themselves: for the Egyptians are unable to eat bread with the Hebrews, for it `is' an abomination to the Egyptians. 33 And they sit before him, the first-born according to his birthright, and the young one according to his youth, and the men wonder one at another; 34 and he lifteth up gifts from before him unto them, and the gift of Benjamin is five hands more than the gifts of all of them; and they drink, yea, they drink abundantly with him.
  • Jude 1:12 : 12 These are in your love-feasts craggy rocks; feasting together with you, without fear shepherding themselves; clouds without water, by winds carried about; trees autumnal, without fruit, twice dead, rooted up;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 23:2-3
    2 verses
    80%

    2And thou hast put a knife to thy throat, If thou `art' a man of appetite.

    3Have no desire to his dainties, seeing it `is' lying food.

  • Prov 23:6-8
    3 verses
    73%

    6Eat not the bread of an evil eye, And have no desire to his dainties,

    7For as he hath thought in his soul, so `is' he, `Eat and drink,' saith he to thee, And his heart `is' not with thee.

    8Thy morsel thou hast eaten thou dost vomit up, And hast marred thy words that `are' sweet.

  • Luke 14:7-10
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    7And he spake a simile unto those called, marking how they were choosing out the first couches, saying unto them,

    8`When thou mayest be called by any one to marriage-feasts, thou mayest not recline on the first couch, lest a more honourable than thou may have been called by him,

    9and he who did call thee and him having come shall say to thee, Give to this one place, and then thou mayest begin with shame to occupy the last place.

    10`But, when thou mayest be called, having gone on, recline in the last place, that when he who called thee may come, he may say to thee, Friend, come up higher; then thou shalt have glory before those reclining with thee;

  • Prov 25:6-8
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    6Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.

    7For better `that' he hath said to thee, `Come thou up hither,' Than `that' he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen.

    8Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?

  • Prov 30:22
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    22For a servant when he reigneth, And a fool when he is satisfied with bread,

  • Eccl 8:2-3
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    2I pray thee, the commandment of a king keep, even for the sake of the oath of God.

    3Be not troubled at his presence, thou mayest go, stand not in an evil thing, for all that he pleaseth he doth.

  • Prov 23:19-20
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    19Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And make happy in the way thy heart,

    20Be not thou among quaffers of wine, Among gluttonous ones of flesh,

  • Eccl 10:16-17
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    16Wo to thee, O land, when thy king `is' a youth, And thy princes do eat in the morning.

    17Happy art thou, O land, When thy king `is' a son of freemen, And thy princes do eat in due season, For might, and not for drunkenness.

  • Deut 12:25
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    25thou dost not eat it, in order that it may be well with thee, and with thy sons after thee, when thou dost that which `is' right in the eyes of Jehovah.

  • Prov 28:21
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    21To discern faces is not good, And for a piece of bread doth a man transgress.

  • Deut 8:12
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    12lest thou eat, and hast been satisfied, and good houses dost build, and hast inhabited;

  • Prov 27:23
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    23Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves,

  • Prov 22:29
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    29Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men!

  • Prov 24:23
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    23These also are for the wise: -- To discern faces in judgment is not good.

  • Eccl 7:21
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    21Also to all the words that they speak give not thy heart, that thou hear not thy servant reviling thee.

  • Deut 8:10
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    10and thou hast eaten, and been satisfied, and hast blessed Jehovah thy God, on the good land which he hath given to thee.

  • Prov 24:21
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    21Fear Jehovah, my son, and the king, With changers mix not up thyself,

  • Isa 21:5
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    5Arrange the table, watch in the watch-tower, Eat, drink, rise, ye heads, anoint the shield,

  • Luke 22:27
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    27for who is greater? he who is reclining (at meat), or he who is ministering? is it not he who is reclining (at meat)? and I -- I am in your midst as he who is ministering.

  • Eccl 5:1
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    1Keep thy feet when thou goest unto a house of God, and draw near to hear rather than to give of fools the sacrifice, for they do not know they do evil.

  • 2 Chr 19:6
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    6and saith unto the judges, `See what ye are doing -- for not for man do ye judge, but for Jehovah, who `is' with you in the matter of judgment;

  • Exod 25:30
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    30and thou hast put on the table bread of the presence before Me continually.

  • Prov 29:12
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    12A ruler who is attending to lying words, All his ministers `are' wicked.

  • Prov 19:10
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    10Luxury is not comely for a fool, Much less for a servant to rule among princes.

  • Luke 22:30
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    30that ye may eat and may drink at my table, in my kingdom, and may sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.'

  • Dan 1:13
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    13and our appearance is seen before thee, and the appearance of the lads who are eating the king's portion of food, and as thou seest -- deal with thy servants.'

  • Deut 12:18-19
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    18but before Jehovah thy God thou dost eat it, in the place which Jehovah thy God doth fix on, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy handmaid, and the Levite who `is' within thy gates, and thou hast rejoiced before Jehovah thy God in every putting forth of thy hand;

    19take heed to thee lest thou forsake the Levite all thy days on thy ground.

  • Jer 16:8
    66%

    8A house of banqueting thou dost not enter, To sit with them, to eat and to drink,

  • 1 Cor 11:33
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    33so then, my brethren, coming together to eat, for one another wait ye;

  • Jer 22:15
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    15Dost thou reign, because thou art fretting thyself in cedar? Thy father -- did he not eat and drink? Yea, he did judgment and righteousness, Then `it is' well with him.

  • Luke 14:15
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    15And one of those reclining with him, having heard these things, said to him, `Happy `is' he who shall eat bread in the reign of God;'

  • Eccl 10:4-5
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    4If the spirit of the ruler go up against thee, Thy place leave not, For yielding quieteth great sinners.

    5There is an evil I have seen under the sun, As an error that goeth out from the ruler,

  • 1 Cor 10:27
    66%

    27and if any one of the unbelieving do call you, and ye wish to go, all that is set before you eat, nothing inquiring, because of the conscience;

  • Luke 17:8
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    8but will not `rather' say to him, Prepare what I may sup, and having girded thyself about, minister to me, till I eat and drink, and after these things thou shalt eat and drink?