Proverbs 23:2

And put a knife to thy throate, if thou be a man giuen to appetite.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

And put a knife to your throat If you are a man of {great} appetite.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And put a knife to thy throat, If thou be a man given to appetite.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And put a knife to your throat, if you have a strong desire for food.
- Basic English Bible

and put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

and put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
- Darby Bible

And put a knife to thy throat, if it be so that thou have thy soul in thy own power.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
- English Revised Version

put a knife to your throat, if you are a man given to appetite.
- World English Bible

Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 23:2

23:2 Put a knife - Restrain thine appetite, as if a man stood with a knife at thy throat.