Proverbs 23

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

GIGAKJVWhen you sit to eat with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you:

KJVAnd put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

GIGAKJVAnd put a knife to your throat, if you are a man given to appetite.

KJVBe not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.

GIGAKJVDo not be desirous of his fine foods. For they are deceitful food.

KJVLabour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

GIGAKJVDo not labor to be rich: stop leaning on your own wisdom.

KJVWilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

GIGAKJVWill you set your eyes on that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings, they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

KJVEat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

GIGAKJVDo not eat the bread of him who has an evil eye, and do not desire his fine foods:

KJVFor as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

GIGAKJVFor as he thinks in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, he says to you. But his heart is not with you.

KJVThe morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.

GIGAKJVThe little you have eaten shall you vomit up, and lose your sweet words.

KJVSpeak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

GIGAKJVDo not speak in the ears of a fool. For he will despise the wisdom of your words.

KJVRemove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:

GIGAKJVDo not remove the old boundary marker, and do not enter into the fields of the fatherless:

KJVFor their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.

GIGAKJVFor their redeemer is mighty. He shall plead their cause with you.

KJVApply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

GIGAKJVApply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

KJVWithhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

GIGAKJVDo not hold back correction from the child. For if you beat him with the rod, he shall not die.

KJVThou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

GIGAKJVYou shall beat him with the rod, and shall deliver his soul from hell.

KJVMy son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

GIGAKJVMy son, if your heart is wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

KJVYea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.

GIGAKJVYes, my innermost being shall rejoice, when your lips speak right things.

KJVLet not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long.

GIGAKJVDo not let your heart envy sinners: but be in the fear of the Lord all the day long.

KJVFor surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

GIGAKJVFor surely there is an end. Your expectation shall not be cut off.

KJVHear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

GIGAKJVListen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart in the way.

KJVBe not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

GIGAKJVDo not be among drunkards, among gluttonous eaters of meat:

KJVHearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

GIGAKJVListen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

KJVBuy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

GIGAKJVBuy the truth, and do not sell it, also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

KJVThe father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

GIGAKJVThe father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he who has a wise child shall have joy of him.

KJVThy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.

GIGAKJVYour father and your mother shall be glad, and she who bore you shall rejoice.

KJVMy son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

GIGAKJVMy son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.

KJVFor a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

GIGAKJVFor a prostitute is a deep ditch, and a sexually immoral woman is a narrow pit.

KJVShe also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.

GIGAKJVShe also lies in wait as for a prey, and increases the rebels among men.

KJVWho hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

GIGAKJVWho has misery? Who has sorrow? Who has quarrels? Who has complaints? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes?

KJVThey that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.

GIGAKJVThose who stay long at the wine, those who go to seek mixed wine.

KJVLook not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.

GIGAKJVDo not look on the wine when it is red, when it gives its color in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.

KJVAt the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

GIGAKJVAt the last it bites like a serpent, and stings like a snake.

KJVThine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.

GIGAKJVYour eyes will look at sexually immoral women, and your heart will speak crooked things.

KJVYea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.

GIGAKJVYes, you shall be as he who lies down in the middle of the sea, or as he who lies on the top of a mast.

KJVThey have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.

GIGAKJVThey have struck me, shall you say, and I was not sick. They have beaten me, and I did not feel it: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.