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Proverbs 23:6

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

Proverbs 23:6 · Berean Standard Bible

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Proverbs 23:6 in other translations

KJV King James Version

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

WEB World English Bible

Don’t eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, and don’t crave his delicacies,

NHEB New Heart English Bible

Do not eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, and do not crave his delicacies:

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In context

3 Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.

4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.

5 When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.

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

7 for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

8 You will vomit up what little you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.

9 Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

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