Verse Comparison: Proverbs 23:2
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.