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A Chapter a Day - The Book of Proverbs Chapter 231 When you sit to dine with a ruler, 2 and put a knife to your throat 3 Do not crave his delicacies, 4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich; 5 Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, 6 Do not eat the food of a stingy man, 7 for he is the kind of man 8 You will vomit up the little you have eaten 9 Do not speak to a fool, 10 Do not move an ancient boundary stone 11 for their Defender is strong; 12 Apply your heart to instruction 13 Do not withhold discipline from a child; 14 Punish him with the rod 15 My son, if your heart is wise, 16 my inmost being will rejoice 17 Do not let your heart envy sinners, 18 There is surely a future hope for you, 19 Listen, my son, and be wise, 20 Do not join those who drink too much wine 21 for drunkards and gluttons become poor, 22 Listen to your father, who gave you life, 23 Buy the truth and do not sell it; 24 The father of a righteous man has great joy; 25 May your father and mother be glad; 26 My son, give me your heart 27 for a prostitute is a deep pit 28 Like a bandit she lies in wait, 29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? 30 Those who linger over wine, 31 Do not gaze at wine when it is red, 32 In the end it bites like a snake 33 Your eyes will see strange sights 34 You will be like one sleeping on the high seas, 35 "They hit me," you will say, "but I'm not hurt!
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