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Proverbs 23:1

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WHEN thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
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  1. Genesis 43:32–34Rank 1 from verse 1
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    32And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

    33And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.

    34And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.

  2. Jude 1:12Rank 2 from verse 1
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    12These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

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Proverbs 23:1

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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eat

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To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.

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ruler

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Sense 1: One who governs or exercises authority. Sense 2: A straight measuring instrument.

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consider

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1. To think upon attentively; to examine or weigh. 2. To regard, observe, or take notice of.

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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1WHEN thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:

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2And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

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