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Proverbs 23:2
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American Standard Version
And put a knife to thy throat, If thou be a man given to appetite.

Amplified® Bible
For you will put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to desire.

Contemporary English Version
Don't go and stuff yourself! That would be just the same as cutting your throat.

Darby English Version
and put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

Good News Bible
If you have a big appetite, restrain yourself.

King James Version
And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

New American Standard Bible
And put a knife to your throat If you are a man of {great} appetite.

New International Version
and put a knife to your throat
if you are given to gluttony.

New King James Version
And put a knife to your throat
If you are a man given to appetite.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And put a knife to your throat If you have a great appetite.

Revised Standard Version
and put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite.

Young's Literal Translation
And thou hast put a knife to thy throat, If thou `art' a man of appetite.


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