231 When you go out to dinner with an influential person, mind your manners: 2 Don't gobble your food, don't talk with your mouth full. 3 And don't stuff yourself; bridle your appetite.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 23:1-3
Commentary on Proverbs 23:1-3
(Read Proverbs 23:1-3)
God's restraints of the appetite only say, Do thyself no harm.