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Proverbs 23:6
Do not eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, and do not crave his delicacies:
Proverbs 23:6 · New Heart English Bible
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Proverbs 23:6 in other translations
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies;
Don’t eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, and don’t crave his delicacies,
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In context
3 Do not be desirous of his dainties, seeing they are deceitful food.
4 Do not weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.
5 Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.
6 Do not eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, and do not crave his delicacies:
7 for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. "Eat and drink!" he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
8 The morsel which you have eaten you shall vomit up, and lose your good words.
9 Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
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