Proverbs 23:6

‌ʻOua naʻa ke kai ʻi he mā ʻaʻana ʻoku manumanu hono mata, pea ʻoua naʻa ke holi ki heʻene ngaahi meʻakai lelei:

KO E TOHI TAPU KĀTOA

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

5He te ke sio fakamamaʻu ki he meʻa ʻoku ʻikai? He ko e moʻoni ʻoku ngaohi ʻe he koloa hono kapakau; ʻoku puna atu ia ʻo hangē ko e ʻikale ki he langi.

7He ko e ngaahi mahalo ʻo hono loto, ko ia ai pe ia: ʻoku ne pehē kiate koe, “Ke ke kai mo inu;” ka ʻoku ʻikai ʻiate koe hono loto.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 15:9Vakai telia naʻa ai ha mahalo ʻi ho loto kovi, ʻo pehē, ʻOku ofi ʻa hono fitu ʻoe taʻu, ko e taʻu ʻoe vete ange: pea kovi ai ho mata ki ho tokoua masiva, pea ʻoku ʻikai te ke tuku ha meʻa kiate ia; pea tangi lāunga ai ia kia Sihova ʻiate koe, pea hoko ia ko e angahala kiate koe.

Psalms 141:4‌ʻOua naʻa ueʻi hoku loto ki ha meʻa kovi ʻe taha, ke fai ʻae ngaahi ngāue kovi mo e kau tangata ʻoku fai kovi: pea ʻoua naʻa tuku ke u kai ʻi heʻenau ngaahi meʻa lelei.

Proverbs 23:3‌ʻOua naʻa ke holi ki heʻene ngaahi meʻa lelei: he ko e meʻakai kākā ia.

Daniel 1:8Ka naʻe fakapapau ʻa Taniela ʻi hono loto, ʻe ʻikai te ne fakaʻuliʻi ʻe ia ia, ʻaki ʻae tufakanga meʻakai ʻoe tuʻi pe ko e uaine naʻa ne inu: ko ia naʻa ne kole ki he ʻeiki ʻoe kau talifekau, ke ʻoua naʻa ne fakaʻuliʻi ʻe ia ia.

Mark 7:22Mo e kaihaʻa, mo e manumanu, mo e angahala, mo e kākā, mo e anga fakalielia, mo e mata kovi, mo e lea kovi, mo e laukau, mo e vale:

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