Proverbs 23:2

and put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite.

Berean Standard Bible
Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

And put the knife to thy throte, if thou be a man giuen to the appetite.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

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

In context

1When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,

3Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.

Read Proverbs 23