Read Bible Book Of Proverbs Chapter 23 In Online
1 - When You Sit To Dine With A Ruler, Note Well What Is Before You,
2 - And Put A Knife To Your Throat If You Are Given To Gluttony.
3 - Do Not Crave His Delicacies, For That Food Is Deceptive.
4 - Do Not Wear Yourself Out To Get Rich; Have The Wisdom To Show Restraint.
5 - Cast But A Glance At Riches, And They Are Gone, For They Will Surely Sprout Wings And Fly Off To The Sky Like An Eagle.
6 - Do Not Eat The Food Of A Stingy Man, Do Not Crave His Delicacies;
7 - For He Is The Kind Of Man Who Is Always Thinking About The Cost. "Eat And Drink," He Says To You, But His Heart Is Not With You.
8 - You Will Vomit Up The Little You Have Eaten And Will Have Wasted Your Compliments.
9 - Do Not Speak To A Fool, For He Will Scorn The Wisdom Of Your Words.
10 - Do Not Move An Ancient Boundary Stone Or Encroach On The Fields Of The Fatherless,
11 - For Their Defender Is Strong; He Will Take Up Their Case Against You.
12 - Apply Your Heart To Instruction And Your Ears To Words Of Knowledge.
13 - Do Not Withhold Discipline From A Child; If You Punish Him With The Rod, He Will Not Die.
14 - Punish Him With The Rod And Save His Soul From Death.
15 - My Son, If Your Heart Is Wise, Then My Heart Will Be Glad;
16 - My Inmost Being Will Rejoice When Your Lips Speak What Is Right.
17 - Do Not Let Your Heart Envy Sinners, But Always Be Zealous For The Fear Of The Lord .
18 - There Is Surely A Future Hope For You, And Your Hope Will Not Be Cut Off.
19 - Listen, My Son, And Be Wise, And Keep Your Heart On The Right Path.
20 - Do Not Join Those Who Drink Too Much Wine Or Gorge Themselves On Meat,
21 - For Drunkards And Gluttons Become Poor, And Drowsiness Clothes Them In Rags.
22 - Listen To Your Father, Who Gave You Life, And Do Not Despise Your Mother When She Is Old.
23 - Buy The Truth And Do Not Sell It; Get Wisdom, Discipline And Understanding.
24 - The Father Of A Righteous Man Has Great Joy; He Who Has A Wise Son Delights In Him.
25 - May Your Father And Mother Be Glad; May She Who Gave You Birth Rejoice!
26 - My Son, Give Me Your Heart And Let Your Eyes Keep To My Ways,
27 - For A Prostitute Is A Deep Pit And A Wayward Wife Is A Narrow Well.
28 - Like A Bandit She Lies In Wait, And Multiplies The Unfaithful Among Men.
29 - Who Has Woe? Who Has Sorrow? Who Has Strife? Who Has Complaints? Who Has Needless Bruises? Who Has Bloodshot Eyes?
30 - Those Who Linger Over Wine, Who Go To Sample Bowls Of Mixed Wine.
31 - Do Not Gaze At Wine When It Is Red, When It Sparkles In The Cup, When It Goes Down Smoothly!
32 - In The End It Bites Like A Snake And Poisons Like A Viper.
33 - Your Eyes Will See Strange Sights And Your Mind Imagine Confusing Things.
34 - You Will Be Like One Sleeping On The High Seas, Lying On Top Of The Rigging.
35 - "They Hit Me," You Will Say, "But I'm Not Hurt! They Beat Me, But I Don't Feel It! When Will I Wake Up So I Can Find Another Drink?"
