Proverbs 23:1-11
Proverbs 23:1-11 NASB2020
When you sit down to dine with a ruler, Consider carefully what is before you, And put a knife to your throat If you are a person of great appetite. Do not desire his delicacies, For it is deceptive food. ¶Do not weary yourself to gain wealth; Stop dwelling on it. When you set your eyes on it, it is gone. For wealth certainly makes itself wings Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens. ¶Do not eat the bread of a selfish person; Or desire his delicacies; For as he thinks within himself, so he is. He says to you, “Eat and drink!” But his heart is not with you. You will vomit up the morsel you have eaten And waste your compliments. ¶Do not speak to be heard by a fool, For he will despise the wisdom of your words. ¶Do not move the ancient boundary Or go into the fields of the fatherless, For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their case against you.





