Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
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Proverbs 22:9
Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
Deuteronomy 15:9
Take care lest there be an unworthy thought in your heart and you say, 'The seventh year, the year of release is near,' and your eye look grudgingly on your poor brother, and you give him nothing, and he cry to the LORD against you, and you be guilty of sin.
Deuteronomy 28:56
The most tender and refined woman among you, who would not venture to set the sole of her foot on the ground because she is so delicate and tender, will begrudge to the husband she embraces, to her son and to her daughter,
Matthew 20:15
Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?'
Mark 7:22
coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness.
Desire
Proverbs 23:3
Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food.
Psalm 141:4
Do not let my heart incline to any evil, to busy myself with wicked deeds in company with men who work iniquity, and let me not eat of their delicacies!
Daniel 1:8
But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the king's food, or with the wine that he drank. Therefore he asked the chief of the eunuchs to allow him not to defile himself.
General references
Proverbs 23:3
Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food.