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Proverbs 23:1

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:

KJV

Quando sederis ut comedas cum principe, diligenter attende quæ apposita sunt ante faciem tuam.

Vulgate

ἐὰν καθίσῃς δειπνεῖν ἐπὶ τραπέζης δυναστῶν, νοητῶς νόει τὰ παρατιθέμενά σοι,

LXX

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently him that is before thee;

ASV

כִּֽי תֵ֭שֵׁב לִ/לְח֣וֹם אֶת מוֹשֵׁ֑ל בִּ֥ין תָּ֝בִ֗ין אֶת אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְ/פָנֶֽי/ךָ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אֶת
't
preposition · 883×
הִלָּחֵ֖ם
hlchm
verb · 177×
יָבִ֥ין
ybyn
verb · 168×
יֹשְׁבֵ֣י
yshby
verb · 1088×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
מוֹשֵׁ֖ל
mvshl
verb · 82×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Ps 141:4 — Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.