Proverbs 23  Here is some good advice:

v1-3   "When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you... do not desire his delicacies, for it is deceptive food."   Self-control and discretion in any situation is important, especially in a place where the wrong move is a matter of life and death. 

v4-5  More good advice.. "Do not weary yourself to gain wealth.. when you set your eyes on it, it is gone."

v 6-8  This warning is about taking food from a "selfish man"..  it will come back at you.. and not in a good way!

Being just and honest and wise.. taking responsibility to raise your children well.. living in a right and reverent relationship with the Lord.. these are the things that will make your father and mother glad!

The last section, verses 29-35  are directed at the problem of drinking.. "Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? Those who linger over wine... " It "sparkles".. it "goes down smoothly;"  but.. "At the last it bites like a serpent, and stings like a viper.. " It begins to dictate your life and negates any wisdom or understanding. 

Did Solomon experience this himself? Or did he see this happening to his son? It seems a very specific and personal warning. 

Everything we do, the Word tells us,  "whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God." ( I Corinthians 10:31)  As James reminds ,  "But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all men generously and without reproach and it will be given him.. " ( James 1:5)  And so we ask... 

Father in heaven, we pray for wisdom so that we can walk in the way of righteousness and truth .. to honor You and give You glory in everything we do and say.  Let Your will be done in us as we seek to obey Your word.  Oh how we need that holy wisdom from above which is  pure and peaceable, gentle and reasonable, full of mercy and good fruit.. unwavering and without hypocrisy!  Come Holy Spirit and fill us that we might "walk by the Spirit " and not "carry out the desire of the flesh" (Gal. 5:16) Let the fruit of the Spirit of God be multiplied in us we pray.. in the name of Jesus our Lord, amen.