Proverbs Chapter 23 verse 6 Holy Bible
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainties:
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Do not take the food of him who has an evil eye, or have any desire for his delicate meat:
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Eat thou not the food of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties.
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Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
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Don't eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, And don't crave his delicacies:
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Eat not the bread of an evil eye, And have no desire to his dainties,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerses 6-8. - Another maxim, here a heptastich, concerning temperance. Verse 6. - Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye; the envious and jealous man, in contrast to the "good of eye" (Proverbs 22:9). Vulgate, Ne comedas cum heroine invido. Septuagint, ἀνδρὶ βασκάνῳ, the man who has the evil eye that fascinates, which, however, is a later idea; here the notion is rather of a grudging, sordid temper, that cannot bear the sight of others' happiness or prosperity (comp. Deuteronomy 15:9; Matthew 20:15). Ecclus. 16:8, Πονηρὸς ὁ βασκαίνων ὀφθαλμῳ, "The envious man hath an evil eye; he turneth away his face, and he is one who despiseth men." Dainty meats; as in ver. 3. The word (matammoth) occurs also throughout Genesis 27, where it is rendered, "savoury meat." Talmud, "To ask a favour from a miser is as if you asked wisdom from a woman, modesty from a harlot, fish on the dry land."
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(6) Him that hath an evil eye.--A sordid, grudging temper.
