Book - Proverbs - Chapter = 23 --> NLT
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When dining with a ruler, pay attention to what is put before you.
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If you are a big eater, put a knife to your throat,
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and don't desire all the delicacies--deception may be involved.
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Don't weary yourself trying to get rich. Why waste your time?
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For riches can disappear as though they had the wings of a bird!
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Don't eat with people who are stingy; don't desire their delicacies.
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"Eat and drink," they say, but they don't mean it. They are always thinking about how much it costs.
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You will vomit up the delicious food they serve, and you will have to take back your words of appreciation for their "kindness."
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Don't waste your breath on fools, for they will despise the wisest advice.
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Don't steal the land of defenseless orphans by moving the ancient boundary markers,
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for their Redeemer is strong. He himself will bring their charges against you.
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Commit yourself to instruction; attune your ears to hear words of knowledge.
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Don't fail to correct your children. They won't die if you spank them.
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Physical discipline may well save them from death.
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My child, how I will rejoice if you become wise.
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Yes, my heart will thrill when you speak what is right and just.
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Don't envy sinners, but always continue to fear the LORD.
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For surely you have a future ahead of you; your hope will not be disappointed.
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My child, listen and be wise. Keep your heart on the right course.
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Do not carouse with drunkards and gluttons,
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for they are on their way to poverty. Too much sleep clothes a person with rags.
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Listen to your father, who gave you life, and don't despise your mother's experience when she is old.
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Get the truth and don't ever sell it; also get wisdom, discipline, and discernment.
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The father of godly children has cause for joy. What a pleasure it is to have wise children.
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So give your parents joy! May she who gave you birth be happy.
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O my son, give me your heart. May your eyes delight in my ways of wisdom.
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A prostitute is a deep pit; an adulterous woman is treacherous.
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She hides and waits like a robber, looking for another victim who will be unfaithful to his wife.
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Who has anguish? Who has sorrow? Who is always fighting? Who is always complaining? Who has unnecessary bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
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It is the one who spends long hours in the taverns, trying out new drinks.
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Don't let the sparkle and smooth taste of wine deceive you.
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For in the end it bites like a poisonous serpent; it stings like a viper.
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You will see hallucinations, and you will say crazy things.
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You will stagger like a sailor tossed at sea, clinging to a swaying mast.
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And you will say, "They hit me, but I didn't feel it. I didn't even know it when they beat me up. When will I wake up so I can have another drink?"