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Proverbs 23:1  New English Translation

23 When you sit down to eat with a ruler,
consider carefully[a] what[b] is before you,

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  1. Proverbs 23:1 tn The construction uses the imperfect tense of instruction with the infinitive absolute to emphasize the careful discernment required on such occasions. Cf. NIV “note well”; NLT “pay attention.”
  2. Proverbs 23:1 tn Or “who,” referring to the ruler (so ASV, NAB, TEV).
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