Geneva Bible Notes (1560): Proverbs 23

^{1 a} Eat with sobrietie.

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^{2 b} Bridel thine appetite, as it were by force and violence.

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^{3 c} For oft times the riche, when they bid their inferiours to their tables, it is not for the loue they beare them, but for their owne secret purposes.

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^{4 d} Bestowe not the giftes that God hathe giuen thee, to get wordelie riches.

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^{6 e} That is, couetous, as contrarie a good eye is taken for liberal, as {Chap. 22, 9}.

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^{8 f} He wil not cease, til he hathe done thee some harme, & his flattering wordes shal come to no vse.

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^{14 g} That is from destruction.

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^{18 h} The prosperitie of the wicked shal not continue.

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^{19 i} In the obseruation of Gods commandements.

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^{20 /} Ebr, wine bibers.

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^{20 /} Ebr deuourers of flesh.

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^{23 k} Spare no cost for truesths sake, nether departe from it for anie gaine.

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^{25 i} Giue thy self wholly to wisdome.

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^{28 m} Sh seduceth manie, & causeth them to offend God.

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^{30 n} Which by art make wine stronger, and more pleasant.

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^{33 o} That is, dronkennes shal bring thee to whoredome.

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^{34 p} In suche great danger shalt thou be.

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^{35 q} Thogh dronkennes make them more insensible then beasts, yet can they not refraine.

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