Proverbs 23:6
Eat thou not the bread of an evil eye, nor desire thou his dainties.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:9Beware that there not be a base thought in thy heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand, and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou give him nothing, and he cry to LORD against thee, and it be
Psalms 141:4Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practice deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. And let me not eat of their dainties.
Proverbs 23:3Be not desirous of his dainties, since they are deceitful food.
Daniel 1:8But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king's food, nor with the wine which he drank. Therefore he requested of the ruler of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
Mark 7:22covetings, wickednesses, deceit, licentiousness, an evil eye, reviling, pride, foolishness.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 23:5-6
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. As some are given to appetite ( v. 2 ) so others to covetousness, and those Solomon here takes to task. Men cheat themselves as much by setting their hearts on money (though it seems most substantial) as by setting them on dainties. Observe, I. How he dissuades the covetous man from toiling and tormenting himself ( v. 4 ). "Do… Read the whole commentary →