| Geneva Study Bible {b} And put a knife to thy throat, if thou art a man given to appetite. (b) Bridle your appetite, as if by force and violence. Wesley's Notes 23:2 Put a knife - Restrain thine appetite, as if a man stood with a knife at thy throat. Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary 2. put a knife-an Eastern figure for putting restraint on the appetite. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 23:1-3 God's restraints of the appetite only say, Do thyself no harm. 4,5. Be not of those that will be rich. The things of this world are not happiness and a portion for a soul; those that hold them ever so fast, cannot hold them always, cannot hold them long. 6-8. Do not make thyself burdensome to any, especially those not sincere. When we are called by God to his feast, and to let our souls delight themselves, Isa 25:6; 55:2, we may safely partake of the Bread of life. 9. It is our duty to take all fit occasions to speak of Divine things; but if what a wise man says will not be heard, let him hold his peace. 10,11. The fatherless are taken under God's special protection. He is their Redeemer, who will take their part; and he is mighty, almighty. | 
