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Selected Verse: Proverbs 23:2 - King James

Verse	Translation	Text
Pr 23:2	King James	And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
put a knife--an Eastern figure for putting restraint on the appetite.

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

put a knife--an Eastern figure for putting restraint on the appetite.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
i. e., "Restrain thy appetite, eat as if the knife were at thy throat." Others render the words "thou wilt put a knife to thy throat" etc., i. e., "indulgence at such a time may endanger thy very life."

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

i. e., "Restrain thy appetite, eat as if the knife were at thy throat." Others render the words "thou wilt put a knife to thy throat" etc., i. e., "indulgence at such a time may endanger thy very life."

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
Put a knife - Restrain thine appetite, as if a man stood with a knife at thy throat.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

Put a knife - Restrain thine appetite, as if a man stood with a knife at thy throat.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
Put a knife to thy throat - Repress thy appetite, and do not be incontinent of speech. Eat, drink, and converse, under a check.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

Put a knife to thy throat - Repress thy appetite, and do not be incontinent of speech. Eat, drink, and converse, under a check.

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