Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
Desire
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Bible References
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Proverbs 22:9
He who has a generous eye will be blessed; for he shares his food with the poor.
Deuteronomy 15:9
Beware that there not be a base thought in your heart, saying, "The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand"; and your eye be evil against your poor brother, and you give him nothing; and he cry to the LORD against you, and it be sin to you.
Deuteronomy 28:56
The tender and delicate woman among you, who would not adventure to set the sole of her foot on the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,
Matthew 20:15
Is not it lawful for me to do what I want to with what I own? Or is your eye evil, because I am good?'
Mark 7:22
covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.
Desire
Proverbs 23:3
Do not be desirous of his dainties, seeing they are deceitful food.
Psalm 141:4
Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, to practice deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. Do not let me eat of their delicacies.
Daniel 1:8
But Daniel determined in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king's royal food, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
General references
Proverbs 23:3
Do not be desirous of his dainties, seeing they are deceitful food.