Red-Letter King James Bible 1769 Edition (KJV)

Proverbs 23

1 From this chapter to the five and twentieth are sundry observations of moral virtues, and their contrary vices.

 23:1 ¶ When x3588 thou sittest 3427 z8799 to eat 3898 z8800 with x854 a ruler, 4910 z8802 consider y995 z8799 diligently 995 z8800 x853 what x834 [is] before 6440 thee:

 23:2 And put 7760 z8804 a knife 7915 to thy throat, 3930 if x518 thou x859 [be] a man x1167 given y1167 to appetite. 5315

 23:3 Be not x408 desirous 183 z8691 of his dainties: 4303 for they x1931 [are] deceitful 3577 meat. 3899

 23:4 Labour 3021 z8799 not x408 to be rich: 6238 z8687 cease 2308 z8798 from x4480 thine own wisdom. 998

 23:5 Wilt thou set 5774 z8686 z8675 z8799 thine eyes 5869 upon that which is not? x369 for x3588 [riches] certainly y6213 z8800 make 6213 z8799 themselves wings; 3671 they fly away 5774 z8799 z8675 z8687 as an eagle 5404 toward heaven. 8064

 23:6 Eat 3898 z8799 thou not x408 x853 the bread 3899 of [him that hath] an evil 7451 eye, 5869 neither x408 desire 183 z8691 thou his dainty meats: 4303

 23:7 For x3588 as x3644 he thinketh 8176 z8804 in his heart, 5315 so x3651 [is] he: x1931 Eat 398 z8798 and drink, 8354 z8798 saith 559 z8799 he to thee; but his heart 3820 [is] not x1077 with thee. x5973

 23:8 The morsel 6595 [which] thou hast eaten 398 z8804 shalt thou vomit up, 6958 z8686 and lose 7843 z8765 thy sweet 5273 words. 1697

 23:9 Speak 1696 z8762 not x408 in the ears 241 of a fool: 3684 for x3588 he will despise 936 z8799 the wisdom 7922 of thy words. 4405

 23:10 Remove 5253 z8686 not x408 the old 5769 landmark; 1366 and enter 935 z8799 not x408 into the fields 7704 of the fatherless: 3490

 23:11 For x3588 their redeemer 1350 z8802 [is] mighty; 2389 he x1931 shall plead 7378 z8799 x853 their cause 7379 with x854 thee.

 23:12 Apply 935 z8685 thine heart 3820 unto instruction, 4148 and thine ears 241 to the words 561 of knowledge. 1847

 23:13 Withhold 4513 z8799 not x408 correction 4148 from the child: 5288 x4480 for x3588 [if] thou beatest 5221 z8686 him with the rod, 7626 he shall not x3808 die. 4191 z8799

 23:14 Thou x859 shalt beat 5221 z8686 him with the rod, 7626 and shalt deliver 5337 z8686 his soul 5315 from hell. 7585 x4480

 23:15 My son, 1121 if x518 thine heart 3820 be wise, 2449 z8804 my heart 3820 shall rejoice, 8055 z8799 even x1571 mine. 589

 23:16 Yea, my reins 3629 shall rejoice, 5937 z8799 when thy lips 8193 speak 1696 z8763 right things. 4339

 23:17 Let not x408 thine heart 3820 envy 7065 z8762 sinners: 2400 but x3588 [be thou] in the fear 3374 of the LORD 3068 all x3605 the day 3117 long.

 23:18 For x3588 surely x518 there is 3426 an end; 319 and thine expectation 8615 shall not x3808 be cut off. 3772 z8735

 23:19 Hear 8085 z8798 thou, x859 my son, 1121 and be wise, 2449 z8798 and guide 833 z8761 thine heart 3820 in the way. 1870

 23:20 Be x1961 not x408 among winebibbers; 3196 5433 z8802 among riotous eaters 2151 z8802 of flesh: 1320

 23:21 For x3588 the drunkard 5433 z8802 and the glutton 2151 z8802 shall come to poverty: 3423 z8735 and drowsiness 5124 shall clothe 3847 z8686 [a man] with rags. 7168

 23:22 Hearken 8085 z8798 unto thy father 1 that x2088 begat 3205 z8804 thee, and despise 936 z8799 not x408 thy mother 517 when x3588 she is old. 2204 z8804

 23:23 Buy 7069 z8798 the truth, 571 and sell 4376 z8799 [it] not; x408 [also] wisdom, 2451 and instruction, 4148 and understanding. 998

 23:24 The father 1 of the righteous 6662 shall greatly y1524 rejoice: 1523 z8799 and he that begetteth 3205 z8802 a wise 2450 [child] shall have joy 8055 z8799 of him.

 23:25 Thy father 1 and thy mother 517 shall be glad, 8055 z8799 and she that bare 3205 z8802 thee shall rejoice. 1523 z8799

 23:26 My son, 1121 give 5414 z8798 me thine heart, 3820 and let thine eyes 5869 observe 5341 z8799 y7521 my ways. 1870

 23:27 For x3588 a whore 2181 z8802 [is] a deep 6013 ditch; 7745 and a strange x5237 woman y5237 [is] a narrow 6862 pit. 875

 23:28 She x1931 also x637 lieth in wait 693 z8799 as [for] a prey, 2863 and increaseth 3254 z8686 the transgressors 898 z8802 among men. 120

 23:29 Who x4310 hath woe? 188 who x4310 hath sorrow? 17 who x4310 hath contentions? 4079 z8675 y4066 who x4310 hath babbling? 7879 who x4310 hath wounds 6482 without cause? 2600 who x4310 hath redness 2448 of eyes? 5869

 23:30 They that tarry long 309 z8764 at x5921 the wine; 3196 they that go 935 z8802 to seek 2713 z8800 mixed wine. 4469

 23:31 Look 7200 z8799 not x408 thou upon the wine 3196 when x3588 it is red, 119 z8691 when x3588 it giveth 5414 z8799 his colour 5869 in the cup, 3563 z8675 y3599 [when] it moveth y1980 z8691 itself x1980 aright. 4339

 23:32 At the last 319 it biteth 5391 z8799 like a serpent, 5175 and stingeth 6567 z8686 like an adder. 6848

 23:33 Thine eyes 5869 shall behold 7200 z8799 strange women, 2114 z8801 and thine heart 3820 shall utter 1696 z8762 perverse things. 8419

 23:34 Yea, thou shalt be x1961 as he that lieth down 7901 z8802 in the midst 3820 of the sea, 3220 or as he that lieth 7901 z8802 upon the top 7218 of a mast. 2260

 23:35 They have stricken 5221 z8689 me, [shalt thou say, and] I was not x1077 sick; 2470 z8804 they have beaten 1986 z8804 me, [and] I felt 3045 z8804 [it] not: x1077 when x4970 shall I awake? 6974 z8686 I will seek 1245 z8762 it yet 3254 z8686 again. x5750