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Proverbs 23:2-5
Living Bible
Proverbs 23:2-5
Living Bible
23 1-3 When dining with a rich man,[a] be on your guard and don’t stuff yourself, though it all tastes so good; for he is trying to bribe you, and no good is going to come of his invitation.
4-5 Don’t weary yourself trying to get rich. Why waste your time? For riches can disappear as though they had the wings of a bird!
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- Proverbs 23:1 a rich man, literally, “a ruler.”
Proverbs 23:2-4
New International Version
Proverbs 23:2-4
New International Version
2 and put a knife to your throat
if you are given to gluttony.
3 Do not crave his delicacies,(A)
for that food is deceptive.
Saying 8
4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
do not trust your own cleverness.
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