Proverbs 23:6
Eat thou not the lechem of him that hath a rah ayin (evil eye), + 23:6 i.e., a miser 1 neither desire thou his delicacies; 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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 be not a thought in thy lev beliyaal, saying, The seventh year, the shnat hashemittah (the year of release), is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto Hashem against thee, and it be chet (sin) unto thee.
Psalms 141:4Let not my lev incline to any evil thing, 1 to practice wicked works 1 with men that work iniquity; 1 and let me not eat of their dainties. 1
Proverbs 23:3Be not desirous of his delicacies, 1 for they are lechem kezavim (deceitful food). 1
Daniel 1:8But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the kingʼs delicacies, nor with the yayin which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
Mark 7:22Niufim (adulteries), chamdanut (greediness), rishah (wickedness), nechalim (scheming deceitfulness), zimmah (lewdness, sensuality), an ayin horo or roah ayin (an envious evil eye), lashon hora, gaavah (pride), and ivvelet (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 →