Proverbs 23:6

Do not eat the food of one with an evil eye— 1 and do not crave his delicacies, 1

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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

5Will you let your eyes light upon it? 1 It will be gone, 1 for it will surely take up wings like an eagle 1 and fly off to the sky. 1

7for he is the kind of man who counts the price of the food. 1 “Eat and drink!” he says to you, 1 but his heart is not with you. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 15:9Be careful not to have a wicked thought in your heart, saying, 'The seventh year, the year of release, is near,' so that you will not be stingy in regard to your poor brother and give him nothing; he might cry out to Yahweh about you, and it would be sin for you.

Psalms 141:4Do not let my heart desire any evil thing 1 or participate in sinful activities 1 with men who behave wickedly. 1 May I not eat any of their delicacies. 1

Proverbs 23:3Do not crave his delicacies, 1 for it is the food of lies. 1

Daniel 1:8But Daniel intended in his mind that he would not pollute himself with the king's delicacies or with the wine that he drank. So he asked permission from the chief official that he might not pollute himself.

Mark 7:22adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, folly.

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 →

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