Proverbs 23 reveals that "Restraint has its Reward"!
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Review / Explain the following in the context of each individual verse:
v. 2
"And put a knife to your throat"...
v. 5
"For riches certainly make themselves wings".
v. 8
"And waste your pleasant words".
v. 14
"You shall beat him with a rod".
v. 23
"Buy the truth, and do not sell it".
v. 30
"Those who linger long at the wine".
v. 32
"At last it bites like a serpent...stings like viper".