the Week of Proper 22 / Ordinary 27
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Proverbs 23:6
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Do not eat the bread of a selfish man,And do not desire his delicacies;
Do not eat the bread of a selfish man, Or desire his delicacies;
Eate thou not the bread of hym that hath an euyll eye: neither desire thou his daintie meate.
Eat thou not the food of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties.
Do not eat the bread of a miser, [fn] Nor desire his delicacies;
Do not eat the bread of one having an evil eye, and do not desire his delicacies,
Don't eat with selfish people. Control any desire you have for their finest foods.
Don't eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, And don't crave his delicacies:
Eate thou not the bread of him that hath an euill eye, neither desire thou his dainty meates.
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
Eate not thou wt ye envyous, and desyre no his meate,
8 Don't accept a meal from a tightwad; don't expect anything special. He'll be as stingy with you as he is with himself; he'll say, "Eat! Drink!" but won't mean a word of it. His miserly serving will turn your stomach when you realize the meal's a sham.
Do not eat the bread of a selfish man, Or desire his delicacies;
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainties:
Do not take the food of him who has an evil eye, or have any desire for his delicate meat:
Don't eat the bread of him that has an evil eye, Neither desire his dainties:
Eat thou not the bread of [him that hath] an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties:
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Don't accept an invitation to eat a selfish person's food, no matter how good it is.Don't eat the food of a stingy man; don't be greedy for his delicacies.
Eate thou not the bread of him that hath an euil eye, neither desire his deintie meates.
Do not eat with a hypocrite, neither desire his food;
Don't eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, And don't crave his delicacies:
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties;
Don't eat with people who are stingy; don't desire their delicacies.
Do not eat the bread of a man who thinks only about himself. Do not have a desire for his fine food.
Sup not with an envious man, neither desire thou his meats:
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties:
Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies;
Do not eat the bread of the stingy; do not desire their delicacies;
Do not eat the food of him that hath a begrudging eye, neither crave thou his dainties;
Eat not with an envious man, and desire not his meats:
Do not eat the bread of the stingy, and do not desire his delicacies.
Do not eat the bread of a man who is stingy; do not desire his delicacies,
Do not eat the bread of a selfish person; Or desire his delicacies;
Don't eat the food of selfish people; don't be greedy for their fine foods.
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Don't eat at the table of a stingy person or be greedy for the fine food he serves.Don't eat a stingy person's bread, and don't desire his choice food,
Ete thou not with an enuyouse man, and desire thou not hise metis;
Do not eat the bread of a man who is stingy; do not desire his delicacies;
Eat not the bread of an evil eye, And have no desire to his dainties,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
an: Proverbs 22:9, Deuteronomy 15:9, Deuteronomy 28:56, Matthew 20:15, Mark 7:22
desire: Proverbs 23:3, Psalms 141:4, Daniel 1:8-10
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 28:54 - his eye Proverbs 28:22 - an evil Isaiah 32:5 - nor Daniel 11:27 - shall be to 2 Corinthians 9:7 - not
Cross-References
(Now Abram was very wealthy in livestock, silver, and gold.)
When Abram heard that his nephew had been taken captive, he mobilized his 318 trained men who had been born in his household, and he pursued the invaders as far as Dan.
So Sarah laughed to herself, thinking, "After I am worn out will I have pleasure, especially when my husband is old too?"
At that time Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, said to Abraham, "God is with you in all that you do.
Sarah lived 127 years.
Then she died in Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
"I am a temporary settler among you. Grant me ownership of a burial site among you so that I may bury my dead."
The sons of Heth answered Abraham,
"Drink, my lord," she replied, and quickly lowering her jug to her hands, she gave him a drink.
"The Lord has richly blessed my master and he has become very wealthy. The Lord has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Eat thou not the bread of [him that hath] an evil eye,.... A sordid covetous man, that grudges every bit that is eaten, in opposition to a man of a good eye, or a bountiful one, that is liberal and generous, Proverbs 22:9; if he invites to a meal, do not accept of it, sit not down at his table to eat with him:
neither desire thou his dainty meats; or savoury food, so as to lust after it; Proverbs 22:9- :.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
A different danger from that of Proverbs 23:1. The hazard here is the hospitality of the purse-proud rich, avaricious or grudging even in his banquets.
Evil eye - Not with the later associations of a mysterious power for mischief, but simply, as in the margin ref. and in Matthew 20:15.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 23:6. Of him that hath an evil eye — Never eat with a covetous or stingy man; if he entertains you at his own expense, he grudges every morsel you put in your mouth. This is well marked by the wise man in the next verse: "Eat and drink, saith he: but his heart is not with thee."