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Verse Proverbs 23:2. _PUT A KNIFE TO THY THROAT_] Repress thy
appetite, and do not be incontinent of speech. Eat, drink, and
converse, under a _check_....
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i. e., “Restrain thy appetite, eat as if the knife were at thy
throat.” Others render the words “thou wilt put a knife to thy
throat” etc., i. e., “indulgence at such a time may endanger thy
very life...
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CHAPTER 23 INSTRUCTIONS CONTINUED
The opening proverbs of this chapter treat of self-restraint in
curbing the appetite and give manners to be observed in the presence
of a superior. Warnings against r...
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It is possible to take these three verses together as a warning
against treachery lurking in the dainties of a royal table. In that
case, in Proverbs 23:1 we should render consider diligently what
(_m...
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AND PUT. Then thou wilt put.
A MAN GIVEN, &C. Illustrations: Esau (Genesis 25:30); Isaac (Genesis
25:28; Genesis 27:4); those referred to in...
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_put a knife_ i.e. Restrain forcibly thy appetite as with a knife held
to thy throat. Others render, _thou wilt put_(R.V. marg.) and
understand it to mean, that death may be the penalty of indulgence....
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WHEN THOU SITTEST TO EAT WITH A RULER, &C.— There are two evils to
be avoided at the tables of the great: the one is, too much talking;
the other, too much eating: the wise man exhorts his disciple to...
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CHAPTER 23
TEXT Proverbs 23:1-12
1.
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler
Consider diligently him that is before thee;
2.
And put a knife to thy throat,
If thou be a man given to appetite.
3....
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1. RV 'him that is before thee.' Do not excite his contempt....
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Restrain your appetite....
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A ruler does not invite you so that you can taste his fine food. He
invites you because he wants to discuss serious matters with you. You
should not think much about his food or his wine. But you must...
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 23
V1 When a ruler invites you for a meal, be careful!
Think, before you eat!...
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AND PUT A KNIFE TO THY THROAT. — Use the strongest methods to keep
thine appetite in check, if thou art likely to give way to it, and
then, overcome by meat and drink, to say or do anything to offend...
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וְ שַׂמְתָּ֣ שַׂכִּ֣ין בְּ לֹעֶ֑ךָ
אִם ־בַּ֖ע
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CHAPTER 24
EDUCATION: THE PARENT'S THOUGHT OF THE CHILD
"Train up a child according to his way, and even when he is old he
will not depart from it."- Proverbs 22:6
"Withhold not correction from the...
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At the seventeenth verse of the previous chapter the section of the
Book begins in which the method is slightly changed. While the
teaching is still proverbial, it takes the form of longer discourses...
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(b) And put a knife to thy throat, if thou [art] a man given to
appetite.
(b) Bridle your appetite, as if by force and violence....
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Throat. Restrain intemperance and talkativeness, Ecclesiasticus xxxi.
12. Septuagint, "stretch forth thy hand, knowing that thou must
prepare the like; but if thou be more insatiable, (3.) desire not...
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When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is
before thee: And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to
appetite. Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitf...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31.
In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to
avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be
followe...
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AND PUT A KNIFE TO THY THROAT,.... Refrain from too much talk at the
table; give not too loose to thy tongue, but bridle it, considering in
whose presence thou art; do not use too much freedom, either...
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And put a knife to thy throat, if thou [be] a man given to appetite.
Ver. 2. _And put a knife to thy throat._] Put into thy throat, as
Aben Ezra reads it, rather than offend by inordinate appetite. S...
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_When thou sittest to eat with a ruler_ When thou art invited to the
table of a great man; _consider diligently what is before thee_ What
things, what plenty and variety of meats and drinks, by which...
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V. 2. AND PUT A KNIFE TO THY THROAT, IF THOU BE A MAN GIVEN TO
APPETITE, keeping the usual gluttonous appetite in leash by the
strongest warnings and threats, restraining the least sign of
self-indulg...
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PUT A KNIFE TO THY THROAT; restrain and moderate thine appetite, as if
a knife or some other thing stuck in thy throat, and hindered thee
from swallowing what thou didst desire; or as if a man stood w...
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Proverbs 23:2 put H7760 (H8804) knife H7915 throat H3930 given H1167
appetite H5315
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CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, his son.
CONCLUSION: The indulgence of the appetites is a sin that easily
besets us. We should apprehend ourselves to be in danger when...
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Proverbs 23:1. _When thou sittest to eat with a ruler,_ and hast a
princely feast before thee of meats and wines, _put a knife to thy
throat, if thou be a man given to appetite._ How many have stained...
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_Put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite._
MODERATION
This virtue the people of God ought to practise in everything. They
should exercise self-government in the desire, the use...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 23:1 The rich host may be using his wealth
to manipulate his less-wealthy guests to do his bidding. His
hospitality is DECEPTIVE....
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 23:1. WHEN THOU SITTEST, etc. Miller here translates
“_Forasmuch as thou sittest_,” and applying the word _ruler_ to
God gives to the proverb a meaning entirely different fr...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 23:1
A hexastich closely connected with the last verse of the preceding
chapter, as if the warning was addressed to the man of skill whom his
talents had made the guest of kings....
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Now the next three verses are coupled together.
When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before
thee: And put a knife to your throat, if you be a man given to
appetite. Be not de...
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1 Corinthians 9:27; Matthew 18:8; Matthew 18:9; Philippians 3:19...
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Put a knife — Restrain thine appetite, as if a man stood with a
knife at thy throat....