Proverbs 23:6

Saying 9

6 Do not eat the food of a begrudging host, do not crave his delicacies;

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Proverbs 23:6 in Other Translations

KJV

6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

ESV

6 Do not eat the bread of a man who is stingy; do not desire his delicacies,

NLT

6 Don’t eat with people who are stingy; don’t desire their delicacies.

MSG

6 Don't accept a meal from a tightwad; don't expect anything special.

CSB

6 Don't eat a stingy person's bread, and don't desire his choice food,

Proverbs 23:6 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 23:6

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; (See Gill on Proverbs 23:3).

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Proverbs 23:6 In-Context

4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.

5 Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.

6 Do not eat the food of a begrudging host, do not crave his delicacies;

7 for he is the kind of person who is always thinking about the cost.“Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

8 You will vomit up the little you have eaten and will have wasted your compliments.

Cross References 1

1. ver 1-3; Psalms 141:4