Tree Of Life Version

Proverbs 23:3-20 Tree Of Life Version (TLV)

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

4. Do not wear yourself out to get rich. Be wise enough to restrain yourself.

5. When you cast your eyes 0n riches, it is gone; for it surely sprouts wings and flies off into the sky like an eagle.

6. Do not eat the food of a stingy person, or desire his delicacies.

7. For as he thinks within himself, so is he. “Eat and drink”, he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

8. You will vomit up the morsel you ate, and will waste your pleasant words.

9. Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will disdain the wisdom of your words.

10. Do not move an ancient boundary stone, or encroach on fields of the fatherless,

11. for their redeemer is strong. He will plead their case against you.

12. Apply your heart to discipline and your ears to words of knowledge.

13. Do not withhold correction from a child. If you strike him with a rod, he will not die.

14. Punish him with a rod, and deliver his soul from Sheol.

15. My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart also will be glad.

16. Yes, my inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

17. Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be in the fear of Adonai.

18. For surely there is a future, and your hope will never be cut off.

19. Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart in the right way.

20. Do not join those drinking too much wine or gorging on meat,