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class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Holman Christian Standard Bible </td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/hcs/esv/proverbs/23.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-1.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">1</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">When</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3427.htm" title="ישׁב vqi2ms 3427"> you sit down</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3898.htm" title="לחם_2 vqc 3898"> dine</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/854.htm" title="אֵת_2 Pp 854"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4910.htm" title="משׁל_2 vqPmsa 4910"> a ruler</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/995.htm" title="בין vqa 995">consider</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/995.htm" title="בין vqi2ms 995"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"> carefully what</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or who">a</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> is before</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6440.htm" title="פָּנֶה ncbpc 6440"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> you</a>,</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-2.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">2</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7760.htm" title="שׂים vqp2ms{2} 7760"> put</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7915.htm" title="שַׂכִּין ncmsa 7915"> a knife</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3930.htm" title="לֹעַ ncmsc 3930"> throat</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/518.htm" title="אִם Pc 518">if</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/859.htm" title="אַתָּה pi2ms 859"> you</a> have a big<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit you are the master of an">b</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1167.htm" title="בַּעַל_1 ncmsc 1167"> appetite</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5315.htm" title="נֶפֶשׁ ncbsa 5315"></a>;</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-3.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">3</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408">don’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/183.htm" title="אוה vti2msXa{1}Jt 183"> desire</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4303.htm" title="מַטְעָם ncmpc 4303"> choice food</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Gn 27:4; Pr 23:6; Dn 1:8">c</a></p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1931.htm" title="הוּא pi3ms 1931"> that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3899.htm" title="לֶחֶם ncmsc 3899"> food</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3577.htm" title="כָּזָב ncmpa 3577"> is deceptive</a>.</p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-4.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">4</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408">Don’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3021.htm" title="יגע vqi2ms{1}Jm 3021"> wear yourself out</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6238.htm" title="עשׁר vhc 6238"> get rich</a>;<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 15:27; 28:20; Mt 6:19; 1Tm 6:9-10; Heb 13:5">d</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2308.htm" title="חדל_2 vqvms 2308">stop</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> giving your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/998.htm" title="בִּינָה ncfsc 998"> attention</a> to it.</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-5.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">5</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms">As soon as your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5869.htm" title="עַיִן ncbdc 5869"> eyes</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5774.htm" title="עוף_1 vhi2ms 5774"> fly</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> it</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms">it</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/369.htm" title="אַיִן_1 Pd 369"> disappears</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 27:24">e</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6213.htm" title="עשׂה_1 vqi3ms 6213"> it makes</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3671.htm" title="כָּנָף ncfda 3671"> wings</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> itself</a></p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5774.htm" title="עוף_1 vqi3ms 5774">and flies</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp"> like</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5404.htm" title="נֶשֶׁר ncmsa 5404"> an eagle</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> to the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8064.htm" title="שָׁמַיִם ncmpa 8064"> sky</a>.</p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-6.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">6</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408">Don’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3898.htm" title="לחם_2 vqi2ms{1}Jm 3898"> eat</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7451.htm" title="רַע amsc 7451"> a stingy person’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5869.htm" title="עַיִן ncbsa 5869"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3899.htm" title="לֶחֶם ncmsc 3899"> bread</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit eat bread of an evil eye">f, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Dt 15:9; Pr 28:22; Mt 6:23">g</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408"> don’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/183.htm" title="אוה vti2msXa{1}Jt 183"> desire</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4303.htm" title="מַטְעָם ncmpc 4303"> choice food</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 23:3">h</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-7.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">7</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3644.htm" title="כְּמֹו Pp 3644"> it’s like</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> someone</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8176.htm" title="שׁער vqp3ms 8176"> calculating</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> inwardly</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5315.htm" title="נֶפֶשׁ ncbsc 5315"></a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="LXX reads it is like someone swallowing a hair in the throat">i, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Mt 6:21; Lk 12:34">j</a></p><p class="poem">“<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/398.htm" title="אכל vqvms 398">Eat</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8354.htm" title="שׁתה vqvms 8354"> drink</a>,” <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqi3ms 559">he says</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֵכְ psn2fs"> you</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">but</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3820.htm" title="לֵב ncmsc 3820"> heart</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1077.htm" title="בַּל_1 Pd 1077"> is not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5973.htm" title="עִם Pp 5973"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֵכְ psn2fs"> you</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 26:24-25">k</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-8.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">8</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7006.htm" title="קיא vhi2ms 7006">You will vomit</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6595.htm" title="פַּת ncfsc 6595"> the little</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/398.htm" title="אכל vqp2ms 398"> you’ve eaten</a></p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7843.htm" title="שׁחת vpp2ms{2} 7843"> waste</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5273.htm" title="נָעִים ampa 5273"> pleasant</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1697.htm" title="דָּבָר ncmpc 1697"> words</a>.</p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-9.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">9</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408">Don’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1696.htm" title="דבר_2 vpi2ms{1}Jm 1696"> speak</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> to</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit in the ears of">l</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3684.htm" title="כְּסִיל_1 ncmsa 3684"> a fool</a>,</p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/936.htm" title="בוז vqi3ms 936"> he will despise</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7922.htm" title="שֶׂכֶל ncmsc 7922"> the insight</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> of your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4405.htm" title="מִלָּה ncfpc 4405"> words</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Mt 7:6">m</a></p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-10.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">10</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408">Don’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5472.htm" title="סוג_1 vhi2msXa{1}Jt 5472"> move</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5769.htm" title="עֹולָם ncmsa 5769"> an ancient</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1366.htm" title="גְּבוּל ncmsc 1366"> boundary marker</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 22:28">n</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408"> don’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/935.htm" title="בוא vqi2msXa{1}Jm 935"> encroach</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> on</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7704.htm" title="שָׂדֶה ncmpc 7704"> the fields</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3490.htm" title="יָתֹום ncmpa 3490"> of the fatherless</a>,</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-11.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">11</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> their</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1350.htm" title="גאל_1 vqPmsc 1350"> Redeemer</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2389.htm" title="חָזָק amsa 2389"> is strong</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jr 50:34">o</a></p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1931.htm" title="הוּא pi3ms 1931">and He</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7378.htm" title="ריב vqi3ms 7378"> will take up</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> their</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7379.htm" title="רִיב ncmsc 7379"> case</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/854.htm" title="אֵת_2 Pp 854"> against</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> you</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 22:22-23">p</a></p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-12.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">12</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/935.htm" title="בוא vhvms 935">Apply</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3820.htm" title="לֵב ncmsc 3820"> yourself</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4148.htm" title="מוּסָר ncmsa 4148"> discipline</a></p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/241.htm" title="אֹזֶן ncfdc 241"> listen</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/561.htm" title="אֵמֶר_1 ncmpc 561"> words</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1847.htm" title="דַּעַת_1 ncfsa 1847"> of knowledge</a>.</p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-13.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">13</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408">Don’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4513.htm" title="מנע vqi2ms{1}Jm 4513"> withhold</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4148.htm" title="מוּסָר ncmsa 4148"> discipline</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5288.htm" title="נַעַר ncmsa 5288"> a youth</a>;</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">if</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5221.htm" title="נכה vhi2ms 5221"> you beat</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psv3msXe"> him</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> a</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7626.htm" title="שֵׁבֶט ncmsa 7626"> rod</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808">he will not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4191.htm" title="מות vqi3ms 4191"> die</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 13:24; 19:18; 22:15">q</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-14.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">14</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5221.htm" title="נכה vhi2ms 5221">Strike</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psv3msXe"> him</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> a</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7626.htm" title="שֵׁבֶט ncmsa 7626"> rod</a>,</p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5337.htm" title="נצל vhi2ms 5337"> you will rescue</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5315.htm" title="נֶפֶשׁ ncbsc 5315"> life</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7585.htm" title="שְׁאֹול ncbsa 7585"> <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">•</span>Sheol</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="1Co 5:5">r</a></p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-15.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">15</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs">My</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1121.htm" title="בֵּן_1 ncmsc 1121"> son</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/518.htm" title="אִם Pc 518">if</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3820.htm" title="לֵב ncmsc 3820"> heart</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2449.htm" title="חכם vqp3ms 2449"> is wise</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs">my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3820.htm" title="לֵב ncmsc 3820"> heart</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1571.htm" title="גַּם Pc 1571"> will indeed</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8055.htm" title="שׂמח vqi3ms 8055"> rejoice</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 10:1; 15:20; 23:24-25; 29:3">s</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-16.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">16</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs">My</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3629.htm" title="כִּלְיָה ncfpc 3629"> innermost being</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5937.htm" title="עלז vqi3fp 5937"> will cheer</a></p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp">when</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8193.htm" title="שָׂפָה ncfdc 8193"> lips</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1696.htm" title="דבר_2 vpc 1696"> say</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4339.htm" title="מֵישָׁרִים ncmpa 4339"> what is right</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 8:6">t</a></p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-17.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">17</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408">Don’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> let your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3820.htm" title="לֵב ncmsc 3820"> heart</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7065.htm" title="קנא vpi3ms{1}Jm 7065"> envy</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2400.htm" title="חַטָּא ampa 2400"> sinners</a>;<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 37:1; Pr 24:1,19">u</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">instead</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/518.htm" title="אִם Pc 518"></a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605">always</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3117.htm" title="יֹום_1 ncmsa 3117"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3374.htm" title="יִרְאָה ncfsc 3374"> <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">•</span>fear</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068"> the <span class="divineName">LORD</span></a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 28:14">v</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-18.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">18</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">For</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/518.htm" title="אִם Pc 518"> then</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3426.htm" title="יֵשׁ Pd 3426"> you will have</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/319.htm" title="אַחֲרִית ncfsa 319"> a future</a>,</p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8615.htm" title="תִּקְוָה_2 ncfsc 8615"> hope</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> will never</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3772.htm" title="כרת vni3fs 3772"> fade</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 9:18; Pr 10:28; 24:14; Jr 29:11">w</a></p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-19.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">19</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8085.htm" title="שׁמע vqvms 8085">Listen</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs">my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1121.htm" title="בֵּן_1 ncmsc 1121"> son</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2449.htm" title="חכם vqvms 2449"> be wise</a>;</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms">keep your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3820.htm" title="לֵב ncmsc 3820"> mind</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> on</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/833.htm" title="אשׁר_1 vpvms 833"> the right</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1870.htm" title="דֶּרֶךְ ncbsa 1870"> course</a>.</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-20.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">20</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408">Don’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> associate with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5433.htm" title="סבא vqPmpc 5433"> those who drink too much</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3196.htm" title="יַיִן ncmsa 3196"> wine</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 20:1; 23:29-30; Is 5:22; Mt 24:49; Lk 21:34; Rm 13:13; Eph 5:18">x</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp">or with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2151.htm" title="זלל_1 vqPmpc 2151"> those who gorge</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1320.htm" title="בָּשָׂר ncmsa 1320"> themselves on meat</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 28:7">y</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-21.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">21</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">For</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5433.htm" title="סבא vqPmsa 5433"> the drunkard</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2151.htm" title="זלל_1 vqPmsa 2151"> the glutton</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3423.htm" title="ירשׁ vni3ms 3423"> will become poor</a>,</p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5124.htm" title="נוּמָה ncfsa 5124"> grogginess</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3847.htm" title="לבשׁ vhi3fs 3847"> will clothe</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7168.htm" title="קְרָעִים ncmpa 7168"> them in rags</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 6:10-11">z</a></p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-22.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">22</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8085.htm" title="שׁמע vqvms 8085">Listen</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1.htm" title="אָב ncmsc 1"> father</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2088.htm" title="זֶה ams 2088"> who</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psv2ms"> gave you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3205.htm" title="ילד vqp3ms 3205"> life</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408"> don’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/936.htm" title="בוז vqi2ms{1}Jm 936"> despise</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/517.htm" title="אֵם ncfsc 517"> mother</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588"> when</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or because">aa</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2204.htm" title="זקן vqp3fs 2204"> she is old</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 1:8; 15:20; Eph 6:1">ab</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-23.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">23</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7069.htm" title="קנה vqvms 7069">Buy</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> — and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408"> do not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4376.htm" title="מכר vqi2ms{1}Jm 4376"> sell</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/571.htm" title="אֱמֶת ncfsa 571"> — truth</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2451.htm" title="חָכְמָה ncfsa 2451">wisdom</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4148.htm" title="מוּסָר ncmsa 4148">instruction</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/998.htm" title="בִּינָה ncfsa 998"> understanding</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 4:5,7; 16:16; 18:15; Mt 13:44">ac</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-24.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">24</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1.htm" title="אָב ncmsc 1">The father</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6662.htm" title="צַדִּיק amsa 6662"> of a righteous</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1523.htm" title="גיל vqa 1523"> son will rejoice greatly</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1523.htm" title="גיל vqi3ms 1523"></a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3205.htm" title="ילד vqPmsa 3205"> one who fathers</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2450.htm" title="חָכָם amsa 2450"> a wise</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8055.htm" title="שׂמח vqi3ms 8055"> son will delight</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> him</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 10:1; 23:15; 29:3">ad</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-25.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">25</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms">Let your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1.htm" title="אָב ncmsc 1"> father</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/517.htm" title="אֵם ncfsc 517"> mother</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8055.htm" title="שׂמח vqi3ms{1}Jm 8055"> have joy</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 27:11">ae</a></p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3205.htm" title="ילד vqPfsc 3205"> let her who gave birth to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1523.htm" title="גיל vqi3fsXa{1}Jt 1523"> rejoice</a>.</p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-26.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">26</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs">My</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1121.htm" title="בֵּן_1 ncmsc 1121"> son</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5414.htm" title="נתן vqvms 5414">give</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3820.htm" title="לֵב ncmsc 3820"> heart</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> let your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5869.htm" title="עַיִן ncbdc 5869"> eyes</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5341.htm" title="נצר vqi3fp{1}Jm 5341"> observe</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1870.htm" title="דֶּרֶךְ ncbpc 1870"> ways</a>.</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-27.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">27</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">For</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2185.htm" title="זֹנָה ncfsa 2185"> a prostitute</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6013.htm" title="עָמֹק afsa 6013"> is a deep</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7745.htm" title="שׁוּחָה_1 ncfsa 7745"> pit</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 22:14">af</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5237.htm" title="נָכְרִי afsa 5237"> a stranger</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6862.htm" title="צַר_1 afsa 6862"> is a narrow</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/875.htm" title="בְּאֵר_1 ncfsa 875"> well</a>;</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-28.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">28</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/637.htm" title="אַף_1 Pc 637">indeed</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1931.htm" title="הִיא pi3fs 1931">she</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/693.htm" title="ארב vqi3fs 693"> sets an ambush</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp"> like</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2863.htm" title="חֶתֶף ncmsa 2863"> a robber</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 6:26; 7:12,22-23; Ec 7:26">ag</a></p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3254.htm" title="יסף vhi3fs 3254"> increases</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> those among</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/120.htm" title="אָדָם_1 ncmsa 120"> men</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/898.htm" title="בגד vqPmpa 898"> who are unfaithful</a>.</p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-29.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">29</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4310.htm" title="מִי pii 4310">Who</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> has</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/188.htm" title="אֹוי Pi 188"> woe</a>? <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4310.htm" title="מִי pii 4310">Who</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> has</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/17.htm" title="אֲבֹוי Pi 17"> sorrow</a>?</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4310.htm" title="מִי pii 4310">Who</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> has</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4079.htm" title="מִדְיָן_1 ncmpa 4079"> conflicts</a>? <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4310.htm" title="מִי pii 4310">Who</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> has</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7879.htm" title="שִׂיחַ_2 ncmsa 7879"> complaints</a>?</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4310.htm" title="מִי pii 4310">Who</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> has</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6482.htm" title="פֶּצַע ncmpa 6482"> wounds</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2600.htm" title="חִנָּם Pd 2600"> for no reason</a>?<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 23:35">ah</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4310.htm" title="מִי pii 4310">Who</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> has</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2448.htm" title="חַכְלִלוּת ncfsc 2448"> red</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5869.htm" title="עַיִן ncbda 5869"> eyes</a>?</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-30.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">30</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa">Those</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/309.htm" title="אחר vpPmpa 309"> who linger</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> over</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3196.htm" title="יַיִן ncmsa 3196"> wine</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa">those</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/935.htm" title="בוא vqPmpa 935"> who go</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2713.htm" title="חקר vqc 2713"> looking for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4469.htm" title="מִמְסָךְ ncmsa 4469"> mixed wine</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Is 5:11,22">ai</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-31.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">31</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408">Don’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7200.htm" title="ראה vqi2msXa{1}Jt 7200"> gaze at</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3196.htm" title="יַיִן ncmsa 3196"> wine</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588"> because</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/119.htm" title="אדם vti3ms 119"> it is red</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Eph 5:18">aj</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">when</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5414.htm" title="נתן vqi3ms 5414"> it gleams</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5869.htm" title="עַיִן ncbsc 5869"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3563.htm" title="כֹּוס_1 ncfsa 3563"> cup</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1980.htm" title="הלך vti3ms 1980">and goes down</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> smoothly</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4339.htm" title="מֵישָׁרִים ncmpa 4339"></a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Sg 7:9">ak</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-32.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">32</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/319.htm" title="אַחֲרִית ncfsc 319">In the end</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5391.htm" title="נשׁך_1 vqi3ms 5391"> it bites</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp"> like</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5175.htm" title="נָחָשׁ_1 ncmsa 5175"> a snake</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6567.htm" title="פרשׁ vhi3ms 6567"> stings</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp"> like</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6848.htm" title="צִפְעֹנִי ncmsa 6848"> a viper</a>.</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-33.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">33</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms">Your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5869.htm" title="עַיִן ncbdc 5869"> eyes</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7200.htm" title="ראה vqi3mp 7200"> will see</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2114.htm" title="זָר afpa 2114"> strange</a> things,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3820.htm" title="לֵב ncmsc 3820"> you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1696.htm" title="דבר_2 vpi3ms 1696"> will say</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8419.htm" title="תַּהְפּוּכָה ncfpa 8419"> absurd things</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or will speak perversities or inverted things">al, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Is 28:7">am</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-34.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">34</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqp2ms{2} 1961">You’ll be</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp"> like</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7901.htm" title="שׁכב vqPmsa 7901"> someone sleeping</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> out at</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3220.htm" title="יָם ncmsa 3220"> sea</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">or</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7901.htm" title="שׁכב vqPmsa 7901"> lying down</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> on</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7218.htm" title="רֹאשׁ_1 ncmsc 7218"> the top</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2260.htm" title="חִבֵּל ncmsa 2260"> of a ship’s mast</a>.</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/23-35.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">35</a>“<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5221.htm" title="נכה vhp3cp 5221">They struck</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ַנִי psv1cs"> me</a>, but<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="LXX, Syr, Tg, Vg read me,' you will say, 'But">an</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1077.htm" title="בַּל_1 Pd 1077"> I feel no</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2470.htm" title="חלה vqp1cs 2470"> pain</a>!</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1986.htm" title="הלם vqp3cp 1986">They beat</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ַנִי psv1cs"> me</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1077.htm" title="בַּל_1 Pd 1077">but I didn’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3045.htm" title="ידע vqp1cs 3045"> know</a> it!<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 23:29; Jr 5:3">ao</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4970.htm" title="מָתַי Pg 4970">When</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6974.htm" title="קיץ_2 vhi1cs 6974"> will I wake up</a>?</p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1245.htm" title="בקשׁ vpi1cs 1245">I’ll look for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3254.htm" title="יסף vhi1cs 3254"> another</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5750.htm" title="עֹוד Pd 5750"></a> drink.”<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Is 56:12">ap</a></p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="ftn">a. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:1</b> Or <i>who</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">b. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:2</b> Lit <i>you are the master of an</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">c. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:3</b> Gn 27:4; Pr 23:6; Dn 1:8</span><br /><span class="ftn">d. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:4</b> Pr 15:27; 28:20; Mt 6:19; 1Tm 6:9-10; Heb 13:5</span><br /><span class="ftn">e. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:5</b> Pr 27:24</span><br /><span class="ftn">f. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:6</b> Lit <i>eat bread of an evil eye</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">g. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:6</b> Dt 15:9; Pr 28:22; Mt 6:23</span><br /><span class="ftn">h. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:6</b> Pr 23:3</span><br /><span class="ftn">i. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:7</b> LXX reads <i>it is like someone swallowing a hair in the throat</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">j. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:7</b> Mt 6:21; Lk 12:34</span><br /><span class="ftn">k. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:7</b> Pr 26:24-25</span><br /><span class="ftn">l. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:9</b> Lit <i>in the ears of</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">m. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:9</b> Mt 7:6</span><br /><span class="ftn">n. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:10</b> Pr 22:28</span><br /><span class="ftn">o. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:11</b> Jr 50:34</span><br /><span class="ftn">p. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:11</b> Pr 22:22-23</span><br /><span class="ftn">q. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:13</b> Pr 13:24; 19:18; 22:15</span><br /><span class="ftn">r. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:14</b> 1Co 5:5</span><br /><span class="ftn">s. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:15</b> Pr 10:1; 15:20; 23:24-25; 29:3</span><br /><span class="ftn">t. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:16</b> Pr 8:6</span><br /><span class="ftn">u. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:17</b> Ps 37:1; Pr 24:1,19</span><br /><span class="ftn">v. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:17</b> Pr 28:14</span><br /><span class="ftn">w. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:18</b> Ps 9:18; Pr 10:28; 24:14; Jr 29:11</span><br /><span class="ftn">x. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:20</b> Pr 20:1; 23:29-30; Is 5:22; Mt 24:49; Lk 21:34; Rm 13:13; Eph 5:18</span><br /><span class="ftn">y. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:20</b> Pr 28:7</span><br /><span class="ftn">z. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:21</b> Pr 6:10-11</span><br /><span class="ftn">aa. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:22</b> Or <i>because</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">ab. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:22</b> Pr 1:8; 15:20; Eph 6:1</span><br /><span class="ftn">ac. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:23</b> Pr 4:5,7; 16:16; 18:15; Mt 13:44</span><br /><span class="ftn">ad. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:24</b> Pr 10:1; 23:15; 29:3</span><br /><span class="ftn">ae. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:25</b> Pr 27:11</span><br /><span class="ftn">af. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:27</b> Pr 22:14</span><br /><span class="ftn">ag. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:28</b> Pr 6:26; 7:12,22-23; Ec 7:26</span><br /><span class="ftn">ah. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:29</b> Pr 23:35</span><br /><span class="ftn">ai. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:30</b> Is 5:11,22</span><br /><span class="ftn">aj. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:31</b> Eph 5:18</span><br /><span class="ftn">ak. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:31</b> Sg 7:9</span><br /><span class="ftn">al. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:33</b> Or <i>will speak perversities</i> or <i>inverted things</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">am. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:33</b> Is 28:7</span><br /><span class="ftn">an. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:35</b> LXX, Syr, Tg, Vg read <i>me,” you will say, “But</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">ao. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:35</b> Pr 23:29; Jr 5:3</span><br /><span class="ftn">ap. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>23:35</b> Is 56:12</span><br /></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.bhpublishinggroup.com/">Holman Christian Standard Bible®,<br>Copyright 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