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Be smart enough to stop.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/23-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Will you catch only a fleeting glimpse of wealth before it is gone? It makes wings for itself like an eagle flying into the sky.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/23-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Do not eat the food of one who is stingy, and do not crave his delicacies.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/23-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>As he calculates the cost to himself, this is what he does: He tells you, "Eat and drink," but he doesn't really mean it.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/23-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>You will vomit the little bit you have eaten and spoil your pleasant conversation.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/23-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Do not talk directly to a fool, because he will despise the wisdom of your words.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/23-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Do not move an ancient boundary marker or enter fields that belong to orphans,</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/23-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>because the one who is responsible for them is strong. He will plead their case against you.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/23-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Live a more disciplined life, and listen carefully to words of knowledge.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/23-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Do not hesitate to discipline a child. If you spank him, he will not die.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/23-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Spank him yourself, and you will save his soul from hell.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/23-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>My son, if you have a wise heart, my heart will rejoice as well.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/23-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>My heart rejoices when you speak what is right.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/23-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Do not envy sinners in your heart. Instead, continue to fear the LORD.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/23-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>There is indeed a future, and your hope will never be cut off.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/23-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>My son, listen, be wise, and keep your mind going in the right direction.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/23-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Do not associate with those who drink too much wine, with those who eat too much meat,</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/23-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>because both a drunk and a glutton will become poor. Drowsiness will dress a person in rags.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/23-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Listen to your father since you are his son, and do not despise your mother because she is old.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/23-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Buy truth (and do not sell it), [that is,] buy wisdom, discipline, and understanding.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/23-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>A righteous person's father will certainly rejoice. Someone who has a wise son will enjoy him.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/23-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>May your father and your mother be glad. May she who gave birth to you rejoice.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/23-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>My son, give me your heart. Let your eyes find happiness in my ways.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/23-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>A prostitute is a deep pit. A loose woman is a narrow well.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/23-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>She is like a robber, lying in ambush. She spreads unfaithfulness throughout society.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/23-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Who has trouble? Who has misery? Who has quarrels? Who has a complaint? Who has wounds for no reason? Who has bloodshot eyes?</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/23-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Those who drink glass after glass of wine and mix it with everything.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/23-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Do not look at wine because it is red, because it sparkles in the cup, because it goes down smoothly.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/23-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>Later it bites like a snake and strikes like a poisonous snake.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/23-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>Your eyes will see strange sights, and your mouth will say embarrassing things.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/23-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>You will be like someone lying down in the middle of the sea or like someone lying down on top of a ship's mast, saying,</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/23-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>"They strike me, but I feel no pain. They beat me, but I'm not aware of it. Whenever I wake up, I'm going to look for another drink."</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of <a href="//www.godsword.org" target="_top">God's Word to the Nations</a>. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. 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