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Proverbs 23

¹When you sit down to eat with someone important, keep in mind who he is.

²If you have a big appetite, restrain yourself.

³Don't be greedy for the fine food he serves; he may be trying to trick you.

⁴Be wise enough not to wear yourself out trying to get rich.

⁵Your money can be gone in a flash, as if it had grown wings and flown away like an eagle.

⁶Don't eat at the table of a stingy person or be greedy for the fine food he serves.

⁷"Come on and have some more,"he says, but he doesn't mean it. What he thinks is what he really is.

⁸You will vomit up what you have eaten, and all your flattery will be wasted.

⁹Don't try to talk sense to a fool; he can't appreciate it.

¹⁰Never move an old property line or take over land owned by orphans.

¹¹The LORD is their powerful defender, and he will argue their case against you.

¹²Pay attention to your teacher and learn all you can.

¹³Don't hesitate to discipline children. A good spanking won't kill them.

¹⁴As a matter of fact, it may save their lives.

¹⁵My child, if you become wise, I will be very happy.

¹⁶I will be proud when I hear you speaking words of wisdom.

¹⁷Don't be envious of sinful people; let reverence for the LORD be the concern of your life.

¹⁸If it is, you have a bright future.

¹⁹Listen, my child, be wise and give serious thought to the way you live.

²⁰Don't associate with people who drink too much wine or stuff themselves with food.

²¹Drunkards and gluttons will be reduced to poverty. If all you do is eat and sleep, you will soon be wearing rags.

²²Listen to your father; without him you would not exist. When your mother is old, show her your appreciation.

²³Truth, wisdom, learning, and good sense---these are worth paying for, but too valuable for you to sell.

²⁴A righteous person's parents have good reason to be happy. You can take pride in a wise child.

²⁵Let your father and mother be proud of you; give your mother that happiness.

²⁶Pay close attention, son, and let my life be your example.

²⁷Prostitutes and immoral women are a deadly trap.

²⁸They wait for you like robbers and cause many men to be unfaithful.

²⁹Show me people who drink too much, who have to try out fancy drinks, and I will show you people who are miserable and sorry for themselves, always causing trouble and always complaining. Their eyes are bloodshot, and they have bruises that could have been avoided.

³¹Don't let wine tempt you, even though it is rich red, and it sparkles in the cup, and it goes down smoothly.

³²The next morning you will feel as if you had been bitten by a poisonous snake.

³³Weird sights will appear before your eyes, and you will not be able to think or speak clearly.

³⁴You will feel as if you were out on the ocean, seasick, swinging high up in the rigging of a tossing ship.

³⁵"I must have been hit,"you will say; "I must have been beaten up, but I don't remember it. Why can't I wake up? I need another drink."