Proverbs 23:6

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 23:6

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

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

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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Proverbs 23

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.

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