The Drunkard and The Glutton

February 26, 2018- Monday-#630- Daily Morning Bible Reading and Meditation- Proverbs 23 KJV

*** For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

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[1] When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: 

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

[3] Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat. 

[4] Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. 

[5] Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. 

[6] Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: 

[7] For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee. 

[13] Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. 

[17] Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long. 

[18] For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off. 

[19] Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way. 

[20] Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: 

[21] For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

Words to ponder for today:

The Drunkard and The Glutton

This chapter speaks about desires and appetite. 

Implying that, not all invitations, and food offered in the table are to be lavishly and greedily taken. 

The Author sited pitfalls among the neophytes who happened to be dining with the elites. It sounds as if this counsel is for an inexperienced son, who was frenzied to eat with the rulers; contemplating it as if it is a great opportunity to feast; to feast with the finest food and wine set at the table.  Not knowing it is like a poison that will eventually choke him till he vomit. 

A birds eye view of this chapter:  Abhor covetousness. 

* Do not be desirous of the things which is not fit and higher than the natural ways of living

* Do not be desirous to get rich; cease from overthinking about it. GOD knows the capacity to bear by each living soul.

* Do not meddle with the foolish; righteousness for them is vain

* Do not withhold discipline of spanking from a child. Rod of correction in the sit of understanding will not kill them; but it will make them wise and learn the ways of life.

* Do not be allured by the enticement of wine; it will just makes a sober mind crazy. Frequent giving in to liquor or strong drink will make you an alcoholic or wine addicted. Then when you are in the spirit of wine, you will do things that you hate to do when you are sober; even speaking and doing perverse thing to a strange, seductive man or woman. And when the spirit of wine vanished, then you will realized you are badly beaten if not robbed.

* Avoid them who are glutton or overeater. They do not value self respect nor self discipline. The Bible said, they will come to poverty. 

But not only so, they soon will die due to the overdosed of nutrients. All that exceeds from the prescribed amount is fatal.

Let all children of GOD be not among the covetous, the drunkard and the glutton!

The wise thing to do to obey this instructions: 

[12] Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

To get WISDOM:

Be Wise.

Be Intellectually aware.

Be Sensitive to GOD’s promptings.

Be Diligent to do that which is right.

Be Obedient to godly instruction

Be Moderate in words and in conduct.

Be blessed ever! 

Good morning!

Proverbs 23:1-35 KJV

[1] When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: [2] And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. [3] Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat. [4] Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. [5] Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. [6] Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: [7] For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee. [8] The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words. [9] Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words. [10] Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless: [11] For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee. [12] Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge. [13] Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. [14] Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell. [15] My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. [16] Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things. [17] Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long. [18] For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off. [19] Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way. [20] Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: [21] For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. [22] Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. [23] Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. [24] The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. [25] Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice. [26] My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways. [27] For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit. [28] She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men. [29] Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? [30] They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. [31] Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. [32] At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. [33] Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things. [34] Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast. [35] They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.