Solomon
Proverbs 23:2KJV·traditional attribution
And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
John Gill Reformed Baptist
And put a knife to thy throat,.... Refrain from too much talk at the table; give not too loose to thy tongue, but bridle it, considering in whose presence thou art; do not use too much freedom, either with the ruler or fellow guests; which, when persons have ate and drank well, they are too apt to do, and sometimes say things offensive to one...
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Reformed
put a knife--an Eastern figure for putting restraint on the appetite.
Geneva Bible Notes Reformed
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.