6Eat thou not the food of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties.


In Context

3 Be not desirous of his dainties; for they are deceitful food.

4 Weary not thyself to become rich; cease from thine own intelligence:

5 wilt thou set thine eyes upon it, it is gone; for indeed it maketh itself wings and it flieth away as an eagle towards the heavens.

6 Eat thou not the food of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties.

7 For as he thinketh in his soul, so is he. Eat and drink! will he say unto thee; but his heart is not with thee.

8 Thy morsel which thou hast eaten must thou vomit up, and thou wilt have wasted thy sweet words.

Proverbs 23:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:6Eat thou not the bread of [him that hath] an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:6Do not eat the food of a stingy man, do not crave his delicacies;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:6Eat not with an envious man, and desire not his meats:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:6Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainties:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:6Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:6Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:6Don't eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, and don't crave his delicacies:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:6Eat not the bread of an evil eye, And have no desire to his dainties,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:6Eat you not the bread of him that has an evil eye, neither desire you his dainty meats: