Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Don't consume food provided by a miserly person, and don't desire his delicacies,
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,
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:
Darby Translation
Eat thou not the food of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties.
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 When you fix your gaze on it, it's gone, for it sprouts wings for itself and flies to the sky like an eagle. 6 Don't consume food provided by a miserly person, and don't desire his delicacies, 7 for as he thinks within himself, so he is. "Eat and drink!" he'll say to you, but his heart won't be with you.
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Cross References
Psalm 141:4
Don't let my heart turn toward evil or involve itself in wicked activities with men who practice iniquity. Let me not feast on their delicacies.
Deuteronomy 15:9
Be careful not to think this wicked thought to yourselves: "The seventh year, the year of remission, is drawing near,' and you show ill will toward your poor relative and not give to him. He may then call to the LORD on account of you, and you will be guilty of sin.
Proverbs 23:3
Don't crave his delicacies, because the meal is deceptive.
Deuteronomy 28:56
The most tender and sensitive lady among you, who doesn't venture to touch the soles of her feet to the ground on account of her daintiness, will look with hostility in her eyes against her beloved husband, her sons, and her daughters.
Proverbs 22:9
Whoever is generous will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.
Proverbs 28:22
The miser is in a hurry to get wealthy, but he isn't aware that poverty will catch up with him.
Daniel 1:8-10
Daniel determined within himself not to become defiled by the king's menu of rich foods or by the king's wine, so he requested permission from the chief officer not to defile himself.
Matthew 20:15
I am allowed to do what I want with my own money, am I not? Or are you envious because I'm generous?'
Mark 7:22
adultery, greed, wickedness, cheating, shameless lust, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.