Proverbs 23:6 BSB — MannaFest

Proverbs 23:6

Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies;

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

Basil of Caesarea

HOMILY CONCERNING ENVY (379)

Wise, therefore, was he who forbids us even to dine in company with an envious man, and in mentioning this companionship at table, he implies a reference to all other social contacts as well. Just as we are careful to keep material which is easily inflammable as far away as possible from fire, so we must refrain insofar as we can from contracting friendships in circles of which envious persons are members. By so doing, we place ourselves beyond the range of their shafts. We can be caught in the toils of envy only by establishing intimacy with it.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

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, Pro 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 Pro 23:3.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אַל־	'al-	may not	H408 →
תִּלְחַ֗ם	til.Cham	you eat	H3898 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
לֶ֭חֶם	Le.chem	[the] food of	H3899 →
רַ֣ע	ra'	a [person] evil of	H7451 →
עָ֑יִן	'A.yin	eye	H5869 →
וְאַל־	ve.'al-	and may not	H408 →
תִּ֝תְאָ֗יו	tit.'av	you crave	H183 →
לְמַטְעַמֹּתָֽיו׃	le.mat.'a.mo.Tav	for dainties his	H4303 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 141:4
Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.
leads to
- Matthew 6:13
  And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
- Psalms 119:36
  Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.
- 1 Corinthians 15:33
  Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
- Isaiah 63:17
  Why, O LORD, do You make us stray from Your ways and harden our hearts from fearing You? Return, for the sake of Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage.
- 2 Corinthians 6:17
  “Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”
Through
Matthew 20:15
Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
leads to
- Romans 9:15–24
  For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
- Deuteronomy 15:9
  Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He…
Through
Deuteronomy 15:9
Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He…
leads to
- Deuteronomy 24:15
  You are to pay his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of…

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

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