Verse 7
Proverbs 23:7
Free Bible Version
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You'll vomit up the little pieces you've eaten, and your kind words of appreciation will be wasted.
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּ֤י כְּמוֹ שָׁעַ֥ר בְּ/נַפְשׁ֗/וֹ כֶּ֫ן ה֥וּא אֱכֹ֣ל וּ֭/שְׁתֵה יֹ֣אמַר לָ֑/ךְ וְ֝/לִבּ֗/וֹ בַּל עִמָּֽ/ךְ
English Translation
For just as he ponders in his soul, so he will eat and drink; he will say to you, and his heart is not with you.
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Chapter 23 Context
1
When you sit down for a meal with a ruler, look carefully at what is placed before you,
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Don't be greedy for his fancy food, for it's offered with deceptive motives.
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3
Don't wear yourself out trying to get rich—be wise enough not to bother!
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4
It disappears in the blink of an eye, suddenly growing wings and flying off into the sky like an eag...
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5
Don't accept meal invitations from miserly people; don't be greedy for their fancy food,
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for what they're thinking inside is what they really are. They say, “Come on, eat and drink!”—but in...
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7
You'll vomit up the little pieces you've eaten, and your kind words of appreciation will be wasted.
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Don't move ancient boundary markers, and don't encroach on fields belonging to orphans,
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9
Focus your mind on instruction; listen intently to words of knowledge.
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10
Don't keep from disciplining your children—a beating won't kill them.
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11
My son, if you think wisely then I'll be happy;
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12
Don't think enviously of sinners, but always remember to honor the Lord,
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for there's definitely a future for you, and your hope will not be crushed.
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14
Pay attention, my son, and be wise; make sure your mind concentrates on following the right way.
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15
For people who get drunk and overeat lose all they've got, and they spend so much time dozing that a...
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16
Pay attention to your father, and don't disregard your mother when she's old.
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17
Invest in truth—and don't sell it! Invest in wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
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18
Children who do right make their fathers very happy; a wise son brings joy to his father.
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19
Make your father and mother happy; bring joy to her who gave birth to you.
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20
My son, give me your undivided attention, and cheerfully follow my example.
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21
A prostitute is like being trapped in a pit; an immoral woman is like getting stuck a narrow well,
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22
Like a robber, she lies in wait ready to ambush men and make more of them unfaithful to their wives.
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23
Who's in trouble? Who's in pain? Who's arguing? Who's complaining? Who's injured for no reason? Who'...
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24
—those who spend a long time drinking wine, those who are always trying some new cocktail.
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25
Don't let the look of wine tempt you—how red it is, how it sparkles in the cup, how smooth it feels...
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26
In the end it bites like a serpent, it stings like a snake.
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27
You'll hallucinate, seeing strange things, and your confused mind will make you say all kinds of cra...
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28
You'll stumble around like you're on the rolling ocean, you'll be tossed about like someone lying do...
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“People punched me, but it didn't hurt me; they beat me, but I didn't feel a thing. I've got to get...
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