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Proverbs 23:2

โ€œAnd put a knife to thy throat, if thou [be] a man given to appetite.โ€

Verse in context โ€” Proverbs 23

1

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.

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