Proverbs 23:1
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When thou shalt sit to eat with a prince, consider diligently what is set before thy face:

Context
True Riches
1When thou shalt sit to eat with a prince, consider diligently what is set before thy face:2And put a knife to thy throat, if it be so that thou have thy soul in thy own power.…
Cross References
Proverbs 22:29
Hast thou seen a man swift in his work? he shall stand before kings, and shall not be before those that are obscure.

Proverbs 23:2
And put a knife to thy throat, if it be so that thou have thy soul in thy own power.

Lexicon
When
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

you sit down
תֵ֭שֵׁב (ṯê·šêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

to dine
לִלְח֣וֹם (lil·ḥō·wm)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle

with
אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

a ruler,
מוֹשֵׁ֑ל (mō·wō·šêl)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4910: To rule, have dominion, reign

consider
בִּ֥ין (bîn)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 995: To separate mentally, understand

carefully
תָּ֝בִ֗ין (tā·ḇîn)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 995: To separate mentally, understand

what
אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

is set before you,
לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ (lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face


Additional Translations
When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you:

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

If thou sit to sup at the table of a prince, consider attentively the things set before thee:

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider well who is before thee;

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

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

When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you;

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