Verse List for PROV 23:2

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OET (OET-RV) and put a knife to your throat, ⇔ if you have an enormous appetite.

OET-LV And_you _will _put a _knife in_throat _of_your if are_a _master _of appetite you.

ULT and you should put a knife at your throat ⇔ if you, are an owner of appetite.

UST Restrain yourself from eating too much ⇔  if you like eating a lot of food.

BSB & MSB and put a knife to your throat ⇔  if you possess a [great] appetite.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB put a knife to your throat ⇔  if you are a man given to appetite.

NET and put a knife to your throat ⇔ if you possess a large appetite.

LSV And you have put a knife to your throat,
If you [are] a man of appetite.

FBV and cut down[fn] if you have a big appetite.

T4T Even if you ◄have a big appetite/want to eat a lot of food►, ⇔  restrain yourself.

LEB • and you shall put a knife to your throat
• if you have a big appetite .[fn]

BBE And put a knife to your throat, if you have a strong desire for food.

Moff control yourself, ⇔  if you have a large appetite.

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

ASV And put a knife to thy throat, ⇔ If thou be a man given to appetite.

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

YLT And thou hast put a knife to thy throat, If thou [art] a man of appetite.

Drby and put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

RV And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
(And put a knife to thy/your throat, if thou/you be a man given to appetite.)

SLT And put a knife to thy swallow if thou the possessor of a soul.

Wbstr And put a knife to thy throat, if thou art a man given to appetite.

KJB-1769 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
(And put a knife to thy/your throat, if thou/you be a man given to appetite.)

KJB-1611 And put a knife to thy throate, if thou be a man giuen to appetite.
(And put a knife to thy/your throate, if thou/you be a man given to appetite.)

Bshps Measure thyne appetite if it be gredyly set.
(Measure thine/your appetite if it be gredyly set.)

Gnva And put the knife to thy throte, if thou be a man giuen to the appetite.
(And put the knife to thy/your throat, if thou/you be a man given to the appetite.)

Cvdl that are set before ye Measure thine appetite:
(that are set before ye/you_all Measure thine/your appetite:)

Wycl and sette thou a withholding in thi throte. If netheles thou hast power on thi soule,
(and set thou/you a withholding in thy/your throat. If nevertheless thou/you hast power on thy/your soul,)

Luth und setze ein Messer an deine Kehle, willst du das Leben behalten.
(and set/put a Messer at/to your throat, want you(sg) the life keep.)

ClVg Et statue cultrum in gutture tuo: si tamen habes in potestate animam tuam.
(And statue cultrum in/into/on throat your: when/but_if nevertheless you_have in/into/on power the_soul your(sg).)

UHB וְ⁠שַׂמְתָּ֣ שַׂכִּ֣ין בְּ⁠לֹעֶ֑⁠ךָ אִם־בַּ֖עַל נֶ֣פֶשׁ אָֽתָּה׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ ἐπίβαλλε τὴν χεῖρά σου, εἰδὼς ὅτι τοιαῦτά σε δεῖ παρασκευάσαι· εἰ δὲ ἀπληστότερος εἶ,

BrTr and apply thine hand, knowing that it behoves thee to prepare such meats: but if thou art very insatiable,