Proverbs 23:1

Geneva Bible (1560)

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

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  • Gen 43:32-34 : 32 And they prepared for him by himselfe, and for them by themselues, and for the Egyptians, which did eate with him, by themselues, because the Egyptians might not eate bread with the Ebrewes: for that was an abomination vnto the Egyptians. 33 So they sate before him: the eldest according vnto his age, and the yongest according vnto his youth; the men marueiled among themselues. 34 And they tooke meases from before him, and sent to them: but Beniamins mease was fiue times so much as any of theirs: and they drunke, and had of the best drinke with him.
  • Jude 1:12 : 12 These are rockes in your feasts of charitie when they feast with you, without al feare, feeding themselues: cloudes they are wtout water, caried about of windes, corrupt trees & without fruit, twise dead, and plucked vp by ye rootes.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 23:2-3
    2 verses
    80%

    2And put the knife to thy throte, if thou be a man giuen to the appetite.

    3Be not desirous of his deintie meates: for it is a deceiuable meate.

  • Prov 23:6-8
    3 verses
    73%

    6Eate thou not the bread of him that hath an euil eye, neither desire his deintie meates.

    7For as though he thought it in his heart, so will hee say vnto thee, Eate and drinke: but his heart is not with thee.

    8Thou shalt vomit thy morsels that thou hast eaten, and thou shalt lose thy sweete wordes.

  • Luke 14:7-10
    4 verses
    72%

    7He spake also a parable to the ghestes, when he marked howe they chose out the chiefe roomes, and said vnto them,

    8When thou shalt be bidden of any man to a wedding, set not thy selfe downe in the chiefest place, lest a more honourable man then thou, be bidden of him,

    9And he that bade both him & thee, come, and say to thee, Giue this man roome, and thou then begin with shame to take the lowest roome.

    10But when thou art bidden, goe and sit downe in the lowest roome, that when he that bade thee, cometh, he may say vnto thee, Friende, sit vp hier: then shalt thou haue worship in the presence of them that sit at table with thee.

  • Prov 25:6-8
    3 verses
    71%

    6Boast not thy selfe before the King, and stand not in the place of great men.

    7For it is better, that it be saide vnto thee, Come vp hither, then thou to be put lower in the presece of the prince whom thine eyes haue seene.

    8Goe not foorth hastily to strife, least thou know not what to doe in the ende thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

  • Prov 30:22
    71%

    22For a seruant when he reigneth, & a foole when he is filled with meate,

  • Eccl 8:2-3
    2 verses
    70%

    2I aduertise thee to take heede to ye mouth of the King, and to the worde of the othe of God.

    3Haste not to goe forth of his sight: stand not in an euill thing: for he will doe whatsoeuer pleaseth him.

  • Prov 23:19-20
    2 verses
    70%

    19O thou my sonne, heare, and bee wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

    20Keepe not company with drunkards, nor with gluttons.

  • Eccl 10:16-17
    2 verses
    70%

    16Woe to thee, O lande, when thy King is a childe, and thy princes eate in the morning.

    17Blessed art thou, O land, when thy King is the sonne of nobles, and thy princes eate in time, for strength and not for drunkennesse.

  • Deut 12:25
    70%

    25Thou shalt not eat it, that it may go wel with thee; and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt doe that which is right in the sight of the Lord:

  • Prov 28:21
    69%

    21To haue respect of persons is not good: for that man will transgresse for a piece of bread.

  • Deut 8:12
    69%

    12Lest when thou hast eaten and filled thy selfe, and hast built goodly houses & dwelt therein,

  • Prov 27:23
    68%

    23Be diligent to know ye state of thy flocke, and take heede to the heardes.

  • Prov 22:29
    68%

    29Thou seest that a diligent man in his businesse standeth before Kings, and standeth not before the base sort.

  • Prov 24:23
    68%

    23Also these things perteine to the wise, It is not good to haue respect of any person in iudgement.

  • Eccl 7:21
    68%

    21(7:23) Giue not thine heart also to all ye wordes that men speake, lest thou doe heare thy seruant cursing thee.

  • Deut 8:10
    68%

    10And when thou hast eaten and filled thy selfe, thou shalt blesse the Lord thy God for the good land, which he hath giuen thee.

  • Prov 24:21
    68%

    21My sonne feare the Lord, and the King, and meddle not with them that are sedicious.

  • Isa 21:5
    67%

    5Prepare thou the table: watch in the watch towre: eate, drinke: arise, ye princes, anoynt the shielde.

  • Luke 22:27
    67%

    27For who is greater, he that sitteth at table, or he that serueth? Is not he that sitteth at table? And I am among you as he that serueth.

  • Eccl 5:1
    67%

    1(4:17) Take heede to thy foote when thou entrest into the House of God, and be more neere to heare then to giue the sacrifice of fooles: for they knowe not that they doe euil.

  • 2 Chr 19:6
    67%

    6And said to the iudges, Take heede what ye doe: for yee execute not the iudgements of man, but of the Lorde, and he will be with you in the cause and iudgement.

  • Exod 25:30
    67%

    30And thou shalt set vpon the Table shewe bread before me continually.

  • Prov 29:12
    67%

    12Of a prince that hearkeneth to lyes, all his seruants are wicked.

  • Prov 19:10
    67%

    10Pleasure is not comely for a foole, much lesse for a seruant to haue rule ouer princes.

  • Luke 22:30
    67%

    30That ye may eate, and drinke at my table in my kingdome, and sit on seates, and iudge the twelue tribes of Israel.

  • Dan 1:13
    67%

    13Then let our countenances bee looked vpon before thee, and the countenances of the children that eate of the portion of the Kings meate: and as thou seest, deale with thy seruantes.

  • Deut 12:18-19
    2 verses
    67%

    18But thou shalt eate it before the Lorde thy God, in the place which the Lorde thy God shall chuse, thou, & thy sonne, & thy daughter, & thy seruat, and thy maid, and the Leuite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt reioyce before the Lord thy God, in all that thou puttest thine hand to.

    19Beware, that thou forsake not the Leuite, as long as thou liuest vpon the earth.

  • Jer 16:8
    66%

    8Thou shalt not also goe into the house of feasting to sit with them to eate and to drinke.

  • 1 Cor 11:33
    66%

    33Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eate, tary one for another.

  • Jer 22:15
    66%

    15Shalt thou reigne, because thou closest thy selfe in cedar? Did not thy father eate and drinke and prosper, when he executed iudgement and iustice?

  • Luke 14:15
    66%

    15Nowe when one of them that sate at table, heard these things, he said vnto him, Blessed is he that eateth bread in the kingdome of God.

  • Eccl 10:4-5
    2 verses
    66%

    4If the spirite of him that ruleth, rise vp against thee, leaue not thy place: for gentlenes pacifieth great sinnes.

    5There is an euil that I haue seene vnder the sunne, as an error that proceedeth from the face of him that ruleth.

  • 1 Cor 10:27
    66%

    27If any of them which beleeue not, call you to a feast, and if ye wil go, whatsoeuer is set before you, eate, asking no question for conscience sake.

  • Luke 17:8
    66%

    8And woulde not rather say to him, Dresse wherewith I may suppe, and girde thy selfe, and serue mee, till I haue eaten and drunken, and afterward eate thou, and drinke thou?