Proverbs 23:2 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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

English ASV

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

English Amplified

For you will put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to desire.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For you will put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to desire.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

and put a knife to your throat if you have a big appetite;

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

Even if you enjoy your food, do not eat too much of it.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Never eat too much, even if you are very hungry.

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

English GNT (Good News Translation)

If you have a big appetite, restrain yourself.

English God's Word - GW 1995

and put a knife to your throat if you have a big appetite.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

and stick a knife in your throat if you have a big appetite;

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

So you should put a knife to your throat If you are a man of appetite.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

and put a knife to your throat if you be a man given to gluttony.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

And put a knife to your throat If you are a man of great appetite.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

And put a knife to your throat if you have a ravenous appetite.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Put a knife to your throat if you like to eat too much.

English NIV

and put a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttony.

English NKJ 1982

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

English NLT

If you are a big eater, put a knife to your throat,

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

and put a knife to your throat if you have a big appetite.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Be careful to curb your appetite and catch yourself before you fall into the trap of wanting all you see.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

and don't stuff yourself, though it all tastes so good; for he is

English Tyndale 1537

Measure thine appetite:

Proverbs 23:2 — Compare Translations