Proverbs 23:2-4

New King James Version

²And put a knife to your throat
If you are a man given to appetite.
³Do not desire his delicacies,
For they are deceptive food.

⁴^(A)Do not overwork to be rich;
^(B)Because of your own understanding, cease!

Proverbs 23:2-4

New International Version

²and put a knife to your throat
if you are given to gluttony.
³Do not crave his delicacies,^(A)
for that food is deceptive.

⁴Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
do not trust your own cleverness.

New King James Version (NKJV)

New International Version (NIV)