Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
Eat thou not the food of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties.
New American Standard Bible
Or desire his delicacies;
King James Version
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
Holman Bible
and don’t desire his choice food,
International Standard Version
Don't consume food provided by a miserly person, and don't desire his delicacies,
American Standard Version
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainties:
Amplified
Do not eat the bread of a selfish man,
Or desire his delicacies;
Bible in Basic English
Do not take the food of him who has an evil eye, or have any desire for his delicate meat:
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shalt not eat the bread of an evil eye, and ye shall not long for its dainties:
King James 2000
Eat not the bread of him that is stingy, neither desire you his delicacies:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do not eat the bread of {the stingy}, and do not desire his delicacies.
Modern King James verseion
Do not eat the bread of him who has an evil eye, nor desire his dainty foods;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Eat not thou with the envious, and desire not his meat,
NET Bible
Do not eat the food of a stingy person, do not crave his delicacies;
New Heart English Bible
Do not eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, and do not crave his delicacies:
The Emphasized Bible
Do not eat the food of him that hath a begrudging eye, neither crave thou his dainties;
Webster
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties:
World English Bible
Don't eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, and don't crave his delicacies:
Youngs Literal Translation
Eat not the bread of an evil eye, And have no desire to his dainties,
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Word Count of 19 Translations in Proverbs 23:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Living With Your Neighbor
5 wilt thou set thine eyes upon it, it is gone; for indeed it maketh itself wings and it flieth away as an eagle towards the heavens. 6 Eat thou not the food of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties. 7 For as he thinketh in his soul, so is he. Eat and drink! will he say unto thee; but his heart is not with thee.
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Cross References
Psalm 141:4
Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise deeds of wickedness with men that are workers of iniquity; and let me not eat of their dainties.
Deuteronomy 15:9
Beware that there be not a wicked thought in thy heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry against thee to Jehovah, and it be sin in thee.
Proverbs 23:3
Be not desirous of his dainties; for they are deceitful food.
Deuteronomy 28:56
The eye of the tender and luxurious woman in thy midst who would not attempt to set the sole of her foot upon the ground from luxuriousness and from tenderness, shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and her son, and her daughter,
Proverbs 22:9
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Proverbs 28:22
He that hath an evil eye hasteth after wealth, and knoweth not that poverty shall come upon him.
Daniel 1:8-10
And Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not pollute himself with the king's delicate food, nor with the wine which he drank; and he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not have to pollute himself.
Matthew 20:15
is it not lawful for me to do what I will in my own affairs? Is thine eye evil because I am good?
Mark 7:22
thefts, covetousness, wickednesses, deceit, licentiousness, a wicked eye, injurious language, haughtiness, folly;