but the glory of kings is to osearch things out. Pro 23:5 When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven. 13  jThe sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! Bible Verses. Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Jeremiah 50:34 Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of hosts is his name. and increases the traitors among mankind. but the upright lgives thought to4 his ways. 1When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully what Or who is before you, 2and put a knife to your throat if you are given to appetite. 26 My son, give me your heart,    and let your eyes observe[f] my ways.27 For a prostitute is (AG)a deep pit;    (AH)an adulteress[g] is a narrow (AI)well.28 (AJ)She lies in wait like a robber    and increases the traitors among mankind. 3:5, 7; 26:12; Isa. 11  jRescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter. 19:1 ; 28:6 ). 30  hI passed by the field of a sluggard. 29:3. 29 (AK)Who has woe? [h]35 “They (AR)struck me,” you will say,[i] “but I was not hurt;    they beat me, but I did not feel it.When shall I awake? 21  for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty. ESV: English Standard Version 2016 . 21  to tmake you know what is right and true. 31  nThe horse is made ready for the day of battle. Proverbs 23:12 Apply your heart to instruction and your ear to words of knowledge. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you. Subscribe to a study package to unlock the ESV Study Bible, the interactive Knowing the Bible study series, the Preaching the Word commentary series, and more. English Standard Version Update. ESV Reader's Bible, Six-Volume Set (Dark Brown Cloth over Board), ESV Women's Study Bible--soft leather-look, teal, ESV MacArthur Study Bible--soft leather-look, olive with Celtic cross design, ESV Student Study Bible, Natural Leather, Brown, Flap with Strap, ESV Reference Bible (TruTone, Deep Brown/Tan, Trail Design). Proverbs 23-24. 21  kIf your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat. 1 2 The terror of a king is like b the growling of a lion; whoever provokes him to anger c forfeits his life. Who has sorrow? Trust in the Lord with All Your Heart. and fools c hate knowledge? 14  The mouth of kforbidden3 women is la deep pit; mhe with whom the Lord is angry will fall into it. 17  vDo not rejoice when your enemy falls. dand do not despise your mother when she is old. Proverbs 22:23 for the LORD will plead their cause and rob of life those who rob them. 22  for disaster will arise suddenly from them. 20  Whoever jsings songs to a heavy heart. 5:11, 22; Matt. Who has (AM)redness of eyes?30 Those who (AN)tarry long over wine;    those who go to try (AO)mixed wine.31 Do not look at wine when it is red,    when it sparkles in the cup    and goes down smoothly.32 In the end it (AP)bites like a serpent    and stings like an adder.33 Your eyes will see strange things,    and your heart utter (AQ)perverse things.34 You will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea,    like one who lies on the top of a mast. The thought of the heart in Proverbs 23:15 repeats itself in Proverbs 23:16, with reference to the utterance of the mouth. 18  lest the Lord see it and be displeased. 23. why should zyour bed be taken from under you? is like a war club, or a sword, or a sharp arrow. English Standard Version (ESV) NIV KJV ESV NKJV. 9  xArgue your case with your neighbor himself. and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. 21 The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will. for he will despise the good sense of your words. Regarding the "reins," כּליות (perhaps from כּלה, to languish, Job 19:21), with which the tender and inmost affections are … 31  and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; 34  and poverty will come upon you like a robber. if you are given to appetite. Enrich your faith and grow in spiritual maturity with the incredible Bible study and devotional books listed below. Proverbs 23 KJV Parallel ESV [BSB CSB ESV HCS KJV ISV NAS NET NIV NLT HEB] King James Bible: English Standard Version: 1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: 1 When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully what is before you, 2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. and the borrower is the slave of the lender. 29  Do you see a man skillful in his work? 20 y Wine is a mocker, z strong drink a brawler, and whoever a is led astray by it is not wise. 24  fThe father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him. 6:9, 10; Heb. will himself call out and not be answered. 19  wFret not yourself because of evildoers. 15; See ch. buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding. and do not join with those who do otherwise. Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off. 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