Proverbs 23:6-7

6 1Do not eat the bread of a man who is 2stingy;[a] 3do not desire his delicacies,
7 for he is like one who is inwardly calculating.[b] "Eat and drink!" he says to you, but his 4heart is not with you.

Proverbs 23:6-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 11

This chapter relates the false steps Solomon took, notwithstanding all his wisdom, in marrying strange wives, and worshipping other gods, 1Ki 11:1-8 upon which the Lord threatens him to rend the kingdom in his son's time, 1Ki 11:9-13 and he raised up adversaries against him, Hadad, Rezon, and Jeroboam, 1Ki 11:14-26 of which last an account is given, and of his being assured by Ahijah the prophet of his having ten of the tribes of Israel given to him; which Solomon having notice of sought to slay him, 1Ki 11:27-40 and the chapter is concluded with an account of Solomon's death and burial, 1Ki 11:41-43.

Cross References 4

  • 1. [Psalms 141:4]
  • 2. Proverbs 28:22; Deuteronomy 15:9
  • 3. ver. 3
  • 4. [Psalms 12:2]

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Hebrew whose eye is evil
  • [b]. Or for as he calculates in his soul, so is he
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