231 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
231 When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully what
231 When you go out to dinner with an influential person, mind your manners:
231 When you sit down to eat with a ruler, Consider carefully what is before you;
231 While dining with a ruler, pay attention to what is put before you.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 23:1
Commentary on Proverbs 23:1-3
(Read Proverbs 23:1-3)
God's restraints of the appetite only say, Do thyself no harm.