Proverbs - Chapter 23 | Good News Translation

  • 1. When you sit down to eat with someone important, keep in mind who he is.
  • 2. If you have a big appetite, restrain yourself.
  • 3. Don't be greedy for the fine food he serves; he may be trying to trick you.
  • 4. Be wise enough not to wear yourself out trying to get rich.
  • 5. Your money can be gone in a flash, as if it had grown wings and flown away like an eagle.
  • 6. Don'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.
  • 8. You will vomit up what you have eaten, and all your flattery will be wasted.
  • 9. Don't try to talk sense to a fool; he can't appreciate it.
  • 10. Never move an old property line or take over land owned by orphans.
  • 11. The LORD is their powerful defender, and he will argue their case against you.
  • 12. Pay attention to your teacher and learn all you can.
  • 13. Don't hesitate to discipline children. A good spanking won't kill them.
  • 14. As a matter of fact, it may save their lives.
  • 15. My child, if you become wise, I will be very happy.
  • 16. I will be proud when I hear you speaking words of wisdom.
  • 17. Don't be envious of sinful people; let reverence for the LORD be the concern of your life.
  • 18. If it is, you have a bright future.
  • 19. Listen, my child, be wise and give serious thought to the way you live.
  • 20. Don't associate with people who drink too much wine or stuff themselves with food.
  • 21. Drunkards and gluttons will be reduced to poverty. If all you do is eat and sleep, you will soon be wearing rags.
  • 22. Listen to your father; without him you would not exist. When your mother is old, show her your appreciation.
  • 23. Truth, wisdom, learning, and good sense---these are worth paying for, but too valuable for you to sell.
  • 24. A righteous person's parents have good reason to be happy. You can take pride in a wise child.
  • 25. Let your father and mother be proud of you; give your mother that happiness.
  • 26. Pay close attention, son, and let my life be your example.
  • 27. Prostitutes and immoral women are a deadly trap.
  • 28. They wait for you like robbers and cause many men to be unfaithful.
  • 29. Show 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.
  • 30. {cf15I (SEE 23:29)}
  • 31. Don't let wine tempt you, even though it is rich red, and it sparkles in the cup, and it goes down smoothly.
  • 32. The next morning you will feel as if you had been bitten by a poisonous snake.
  • 33. Weird sights will appear before your eyes, and you will not be able to think or speak clearly.
  • 34. You 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."
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