Proverbs 23:1

In 11 translations

BSB

When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,Or who is before you

KJV

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:

WEB

When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you;

ASV

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently him that is before thee;

LSV

When you sit to eat with a ruler, || Diligently consider that which [is] before you,

YLT

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Thou considerest diligently that which [is] before thee,

DBY

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider well who is before thee;

DRC

When thou shalt sit to eat with a prince, consider diligently what is set before thy face.

GNV

When thou sittest to eate with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee,

JPS

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider well him that is before thee;

LXXE

If thou sit to sup at the table of a prince, consider attentively the things set before thee:

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Original-language editions

WLC

כִּֽי־תֵ֭שֵׁב לִלְח֣וֹם אֶת־מוֹשֵׁ֑ל בִּ֥ין תָּ֝בִ֗ין אֶת־אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃

LXX-Br

Ἐὰν καθίσῃς δειπνεῖν ἐπὶ τραπέζης δυνάστου, νοητῶς νόει τὰ παρατιθέμενά σοι.

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