Proverbs 23:1 NIV

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 23:1

When = Forasmuch as. Taking the act for granted. thou. The second person is continued down to Proverbs 23:24 . Consider = Discern. what: or, who. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 23:1

6Proverbs 23:1-3"When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently him that is before thee; And put a knife to thy throat, If thou be a man given to appetite. Be not desirous of his dainties; Seeing they are deceitful food."George DeHoff commented on this: "Proper etiquette in eating is encouraged. One's table manners are important. When invited to the table of one's betters, he should eat moderately, and not as half-starved. It is better not to eat and drink those things to which one... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 23:1-3

Proverbs 23:1-3. When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, &c.— There are two evils to be avoided at the tables of the great: the one is, too much talking; the other, too much eating: the wise man exhorts his disciple to avoid both the one and the other by the phrase, put a knife to thy throat; "Repress your appetite, and your inclination to talk." Wine, company, and the gaiety which attends entertainments, often invite men to be too free in the use of meat and drink; and it is by these that... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 23:1

1. Avoid the dangers of gluttony. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 23:1-3

The point of this advice is to be humble and restrained in the presence of a prestigious host. The guest should put a knife to his throat rather than to his food (i.e., curb his appetite, control himself). [Note: Delitzsch, 2:104.] "Threaten your appetite with death." [Note: Harris, p. 575.] The fact that the host serves delicacies may not indicate that he esteems the guest highly. The host may simply be getting him in a good mood for his own selfish reasons. He may want something from him or... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 23:1-35

1. RV ’him that is before thee.’ Do not excite his contempt. 2. Restrain your appetite. 3. He invites you for his own purposes.4. Cease, etc.] i.e. desist from the attempt to be rich.6-8. Estimate the niggard according to his thoughts, rather than his words. Your pleasant conversation is wasted labour.10, 11. Read, ’The landmark of the widow.’ God Himself is the Goel, the redeemer, the next of kin, who protects widows and orphans (Exodus 22:21-23; Leviticus 25:25; Numbers 30:12; Ruth 4:3-4;... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 23:1

XXIII.(1) Consider diligently what is before thee,—Rather, Who is before thee; that thy host is not an equal, but one who, if offended, might do thee deadly harm. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Proverbs 23:1-35

Thought Proverbs 23:7 The capacity of thinking is a most wonderful thing. Here lies man's supremacy over all the visible world about him. All the mighty deeds that have blessed humanity were once thoughts. Before ever the angel's song was heard on the heights of Bethlehem Christ's atoning work was a Divine thought. If such is the province and potency of thought, we see how the character of a man's thoughts determines the character of his life: for as he thinketh, so is he. His actions are... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 23:1-35

CHAPTER 24EDUCATION: THE PARENT’S THOUGHT OF THE CHILD"Train up a child according to his way, and even when he is old he will not depart from it."- Proverbs 22:6"Withhold not correction from the child; if thou beat him with the rod he shall not die. Thou shalt beat him with the rod and shalt deliver his soul from Sheol."- Proverbs 23:13-14IN Lecture IV we examined two of the main principles which should be inculcated on children in a Christian home. In the present lecture we approach the... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Proverbs 23:1-35

CHAPTER 23 Instructions Continued The opening proverbs of this chapter treat of self-restraint in curbing the appetite and give manners to be observed in the presence of a superior. Warnings against riches and their uncertainty are contained in Proverbs 23:4 and Proverbs 23:5 . How well it would be if the great mass of professing Christians, and some true believers also, would consider this instruction: “Labor not to be rich.” But this exhortation as well as the exhortation in 1Ti 6:1-10 is... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 23:1

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 23:1

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 23:1-3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 23:1

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 23:1-3

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 23:1-35

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 23:1

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Proverbs 23:1-35

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 23:1-35

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Proverbs 23:1-35

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