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Proverbs 23

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35 verses in KJV · 323 outgoing cross-reference links

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Opening verses of Proverbs 23 (KJV)

23:1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what [is] before thee:

23:2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou [be] a man given to appetite.

23:3 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they [are] deceitful meat.

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Historical / attribution context

Traditional writer attribution: Solomon

Approximate study chronology: c. 1000 BC

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232Matthew

150Luke

103Isaiah

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Original-language word-study starting points

H408alnot · 13 occurrences H3820levheart · 9 occurrences H5869a.yineye · 6 occurrences H4310miwho? · 6 occurrences H8055sa.machto rejoice · 4 occurrences H518imif · 4 occurrences H1931huhe/she/it · 4 occurrences H859at.tahyou(m.s.) · 3 occurrences H5315ne.pheshsoul · 3 occurrences H5221na.khahto smite · 3 occurrences H4148mu.sardiscipline · 3 occurrences H3205ya.ladto beget · 3 occurrences H3196ya.yinwine · 3 occurrences H1696da.varto speak: speak · 3 occurrences

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