Proverbs 23:1
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
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Barnes' Notes
What is before thee - Beware lest dainties tempt thee to excess. Or, “consider diligently who is before thee,” the character and temper of the ruler who invites thee.
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
what Rather, who. Be continually on your guard; let not the luxury that surrounds you betray you into forgetting in whose presence you are, for the favour of a ruler, an Eastern despot, is a dangerous…