A hexastich closely connected with the last verse of the preceding chapter, as if the warning was addressed to the man of skill whom his talents had made the guest of kings.
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Proverbs 23:1-3
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commentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 23:1-3God's restraints of the appetite only say, Do thyself no harm.Matthew HenrycommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 23:1-3The sin we are here warned against is luxury and sensuality, and the indulgence of the appetite in eating and drinking, a sin that most easily besets us. 1. We are here told when we enter into temptation, and are in mos…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 23:1-3The temptation of the table It is probable that Solomon had in view those who did not often sit down to a "good dinner," and who, when they were invited to a feast by some one who was able to spread his table with delic…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 23:1-8Hints and warnings on conduct I. PERILS OF COURTLY LIFE. (Proverbs 23:1-3.) The Arab proverb says, "He who sups with the sultan burns his lips," and, "With kings one sits at the table for honour's sake, not for that of…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 23:1-35EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 23:1-3Sycophancy and independence The reader is here warned against the danger of depending too much on the favour of great people. Possibly that favour is only offered as a bribe, and the unwary recipient of it may be no bet…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 23:1When thou sittest to eat with a ruler. This, of course, would be a great honour to a man of lowly birth, or to one of the middle class, to whom the manners of courts and palaces were practically unknown. Consider dilige…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 23:2And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. "Stab thy gluttony," Wordsworth. Restrain thyself by the strongest measures, convince thyself that thou art in the utmost peril, if thou art a glutton o…Joseph S. Exell and contributors