WHEN thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
3 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
4 Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
8 The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
9 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
10 Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
11 For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
12 Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
13 Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
15 My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
16 Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
17 Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long.
18 For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
25 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
26 My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
27 For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
28 She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
29 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
33 Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
34 Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
35 They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.

1When thou sittest to eate with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee.

2And put a knife to thy throate, if thou be a man giuen to appetite.

3Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitfull meate.

4Labour not to bee rich: cease from thine owne wisedome.

5Wilt thou set thine eyes vpon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselues wings, they fly away as an Eagle toward heauen.

6Eate thou not the bread of him that hath an euill eye, neither desire thou his dainty meates.

7For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eate, and drinke, sayth he to thee, but his heart is not with thee.

8The morsell which thou hast eaten, shalt thou vomite vp, and loose thy sweete words.

9Speake not in the eares of a foole: for hee will despise the wisedome of thy words.

10Remoue not the old landmarke; and enter not into the fields of the fatherlesse.

11For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.

12Apply thine heart vnto instruction, and thine eares to the words of knowledge.

13Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

14Thou shalt beate him with the rod, and shalt deliuer his soule from hell.

15My sonne, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall reioyce, euen mine.

16Yea my reines shall reioyce, when thy lippes speake right things.

17Let not thine heart enuy sinners, but be thou in the feare of the Lord all the day long.

18For surely there is an end, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

19Heare thou, my sonne, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

20Be not amongst wine-bibbers; amongst riotous eaters of flesh.

21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to pouerty; and drousinesse shall cloath a man with ragges.

22Hearken vnto thy father that begate thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

23Buy the trueth, and sell it not; also wisedome and instruction and vnderstanding.

24The father of the righteous shall greatly reioyce: and he that begetteth a wise child, shall haue ioy of him.

25Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall reioyce.

26My sonne, giue me thine heart, and let thine eyes obserue my wayes.

27For an whore is a deepe ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

28She also lyeth in wait as for a pray, and increaseth the transgressours among men.

29Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath rednesse of eyes?

30They that tarry long at the wine, they that goe to seeke mixt wine.

31Looke not thou vpon the wine when it is red, when it giueth his colour in the cup, when it moueth it selfe aright.

32At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

33Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall vtter peruerse things.

34Yea thou shalt be as he that lyeth downe in the midst of the sea, or as he that lyeth vpon the top of a mast.

35They haue striken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sicke: they haue beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seeke it yet againe.

 

 

 

 

IV == Prov 3:5 28:20 ; Rom 12:18 ; 1st tim 6:9-10

 

 

VI == Deut 15:9 ; Ps 141:4

 

VII == Ps 12:2

 

 

 

IX == Prov 9:8 ; Matt 7:6

X == Deut 19:14 ; 27:17 ; Prov 22:28

XI == Job 31:21 ; Prov 22:23

 

XIII == Prov 13:24 ; 19:18 ; 22:15 ; 29:15 , 17

XIV == 1st Cor 5:5

XV == Prov 23:24-25 ; 29:3

 

 

XVII == Ps 37:1 ; 13:3 ; Prov 3:31 ; 24:1 ; 28:14

XVIII == Ps 37:37 ; Prov 24:14 ; Luke 16:25

XIX == Prov 4:23

XX == Isa 5:22 ; Mat 24:49 ; Luke 21:34 ; Rom 13:13 ; Eph 5:18

XXI == Prov 19:15

XXII == Prov 1:8

XXIII == Matt 13:44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XXVIII == Eccl 7:26

 

XXIX == Gen 49:12 ; Isa 5:11 , 22

 

XXX == Ps 75:8 ; Prov 9:2 ; 20:1 ; Eph 5:18

 

 

 

 

 

 

XXXV == Deut 29:19 ; Prov 27:22 ; Isa 56:12 ; Jer 5:3 ; Eph 4:19

1 When you sit down to dine with a ruler, keep in mind who is before you;

2 And put a knife to your throat if you have a ravenous appetite.

3 Do not desire his delicacies; they are deceitful food.

4 Toil not to gain wealth, cease to be concerned about it;

5 While your glance flits to it, it is gone! for assuredly it grows wings, like the eagle that flies toward heaven.

6 Do not take food with a grudging man, and do not desire his dainties;

7 For in his greed he is like a storm. "Eat and drink," he says to you, though his heart is not with you;

8 The little you have eaten you will vomit up, and you will have wasted your agreeable words.

9 Speak not for the fool's hearing; he will despise the wisdom of your words.

10 Remove not the ancient landmark, nor invade the fields of orphans;

11 For their redeemer is strong; he will defend their cause against you.

12 Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to words of knowledge.

13 Withhold not chastisement from a boy; if you beat him with the rod, he will not die.

14 Beat him with the rod, and you will save him from the nether world.

15 My son, if your heart be wise, my own heart also will rejoice;

16 And my inmost being will exult, when your lips speak what is right.

17 Let not your heart emulate sinners, but be zealous for the fear of the LORD always;

18 For you will surely have a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

19 Hear, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart in the right way.

20 Consort not with winebibbers, nor with those who eat meat to excess;

21 For the drunkard and the glutton come to poverty, and torpor clothes a man in rags.

22 Listen to your father who begot you, and despise not your mother when she is old.

23 Get the truth, and sell it not - wisdom, instruction and understanding.

24 The father of a just man will exult with glee; he who begets a wise son will have joy in him.

25 Let your father and mother have joy; let her who bore you exult.

26 My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes keep to my ways.

27 For the harlot is a deep ditch, and the adulteress a narrow pit;

28 Yes, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the faithless among men.

29 Who scream? Who shriek? Who have strife? Who have anxiety? Who have wounds for nothing? Who have black eyes?

30 Those who linger long over wine, those who engage in trials of blended wine.

31 Look not on the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the glass. It goes down smoothly;

32 but in the end it bites like a serpent, or like a poisonous adder.

33 Your eyes behold strange sights, and your heart utters disordered thoughts;

34 You are like one now lying in the depths of the sea, now sprawled at the top of the mast.

35 "They struck me, but it pained me not; They beat me, but I felt it not; When shall I awake to seek wine once again?"

v 1-8 and 17 Speak in general of moderation in desire for food or wealth.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 13,14. Are strong verses on child discipline.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 22-25 Parents rejoice when children follow sound advice of them and others.

v 19-21 and 29-35 are strong warnings against strong drink.

 

 

 

V 26-28 are further warnings against immoral women.