"Eat thou not the bread of {him that hath} an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:" — Proverbs 23:6

Proverbs 23:6 · KJV

“Eat thou not the bread of {him that hath} an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:”

— Proverbs 23:6

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for {riches} certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. {set...: Heb. cause thine eyes to fly upon}

Verse 7

For as he thinketh in his heart, so {is} he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart {is} not with thee.

Proverbs 23 — Context

Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for {riches} certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. {set...: Heb. cause thine eyes to fly upon}

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

For as he thinketh in his heart, so {is} he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart {is} not with thee.

The morsel {which} thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.

Cross References

Psalms 141:4

Incline not my heart to {any} evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.

Proverbs 23:3

Be not desirous of his dainties: for they {are} deceitful meat.

Daniel 1:8-10

But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

Deuteronomy 15:9

Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked 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 unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee. {thought: Heb. word} {wicked: Heb. Belial}

Matthew 20:15

Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?

Proverbs 22:9

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor. {He that...: Heb. Good of eye}

Deuteronomy 28:56

The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon 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,

Proverbs 28:22

He that hasteth to be rich {hath} an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him. {hasteth...: or, hath an evil eye hasteth to be rich}