Proverbs 23:6

6 Don't eat the food of anyone who won't share it. Don't long for his fancy 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).

Proverbs 23:6 In-Context

4 Don't wear yourself out to get rich. Be wise enough to say no

5 When you take even a quick look at riches, they are gone. They grow wings and fly away into the sky like an eagle.

6 Don't eat the food of anyone who won't share it. Don't long for his fancy food.

7 He is the kind of person who is always thinking about how much it costs. "Eat and drink," he says to you. But he doesn't mean it.

8 You will throw up what little you have eaten. You will have wasted your words of praise.