Proverbs 23:6
Sup not with an envious man, neither desire you his meats:
LXX2012 (British)
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 15:9Take heed to yourself that there be not a secret thing in your heart, an iniquity, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, draws near; and your eye shall be evil to your brother that is in lack, and you shall not give to him, and he shall cry against you to the Lord, and there shall be great sin in you.
Psalms 141:4I looked on my right hand, and behold, for there was none that noticed me; refuge failed me; and there was none that cared for my soul. 1
Proverbs 23:3desire not his provisions; for these belong to a false life.
Daniel 1:8And Daniel purposed in his heart, that he would not defile himself with the king's table, nor with the wine of his drink: and he entreated the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
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 →