 | 1838 - 1196 pagine
...men. •>;> When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, At* Consider diligently what it before thee : 2 out heart of the king of Assyria, And the glory of his high looks. 3 Be not desirous of his dainties : For they are deceitful meat. 4 Labour not to be rich : Cease from... | |
 | 1839 - 1060 pagine
...&27. 17. I Or, found. 23. Job 31. SI. dChap. 13. 24. & 19. 18.8(22. 15. || Or, a tn I will rejoice. 2 3 Be not desirous of his dainties : for they are deceitful meat. 4 • Labour not to be rich : cease... | |
 | William Newman - 1839 - 116 pagine
...diligent in business ? Before kings he shall stand ; He shall not stand before mean men. CHAPTER XXIII. 1 WHEN thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently what is before thee : 2 And put a knife to thy throat, If thy appetite be keen, [or, If thou be a man of keen appetite.]... | |
 | 1840 - 504 pagine
...bids us dread an indulgence in die creatures worse than death, by a strong figurative expression : " And put a knife to thy throat if thou be a man given to appetite" or excess. It recommends the rich to reserve out of their abundance somewhat considerable to " the... | |
 | 1885 - 302 pagine
...is in the habit of indulging the flesh, we pray that he may take warning, and watch and be sober. " When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently...if thou be a man given to appetite " (Prov. xxiii. 1, 2). Now, says Paul, " When I have preached to others " that they should be " temperate in all things... | |
 | Abraham O. Baldwin - 1841 - 414 pagine
...Feeding themselves without fear. E. HITCHCOCK. Consequences of Intemperance in Eating. Prov. 23: 2. And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. ANDREW. The Question, Whether it is Right to use Intoxicating Drinks at the Present Day, Tried and... | |
 | William Dodd - 1842 - 546 pagine
...hardeneth his face ; but as for the upright, he directeth (or considereth) his way. — Prov. xxi. 29. When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently...what is before thee, and put a knife to thy throat, &c. — Prov. xxiii. 1,2. Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God : and be more ready to... | |
 | Charles Girdlestone - 1842 - 696 pagine
...fervent in spirit, serving the Lord." Rom. 12. 11. Solomon oddresseth several proverbs to his son. 1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee, 2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. 3 Be not desirous of his dainties... | |
 | Hugh Gaston - 1843 - 348 pagine
...shall be a poor man ; he that 'oveth wine and oil, shall not be rich. xxiii. 1 — 3. When thou eittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before...,to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. Be not desirous of his dainties, for they are deceitful meat. У er. 20, 21. Be not amongst winebibbers,... | |
 | 1843 - 798 pagine
...crying." But no one will even pretend •that the one which follows should be understood literally. " Put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite." Now it is no more probable, that Solomon intended to inculcate that a parent should literally apply... | |
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When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: and put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. 
