Saying 9
Proverbs 23:6
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies;Literally of him whose eye is evil
- KJV
- Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
- WEB
- Don’t eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, and don’t crave his delicacies,
- ASV
- Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainties:
- LSV
- Do not eat the bread of an evil eye, || And have no desire to his delicacies,
- YLT
- Eat not the bread of an evil eye, And have no desire to his dainties,
- DBY
- Eat thou not the food of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties.
- DRC
- Eat not with an envious man, and desire not his meats:
- GNV
- Eate thou not the bread of him that hath an euil eye, neither desire his deintie meates.
- JPS
- Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties;
- LXXE
- Sup not with an envious man, neither desire thou his meats:
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Where the editions differ
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- Written (Ketiv): תְּתָאוּ (“you mark out”). Read aloud (Qere): תִּ֝תְאָ֗יו (“you crave”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Leningrad Codex reads תִּ֝תְאָ֗ו; read aloud (Qere) reads תִּ֝תְאָ֗יו (“you crave”).
Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- אַל־תִּלְחַ֗ם אֶת־לֶ֭חֶם רַ֣ע עָ֑יִן וְאַל־תתאו לְמַטְעַמֹּתָֽיו׃Read aloud as (qere): תִּ֝תְאָ֗יו
- LXX-Br
- Μὴ συνδείπνει ἀνδρὶ βασκάνῳ, μηδὲ ἐπιθύμει τῶν βρωμάτων αὐτοῦ,
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Psalms 141:4Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.
- Proverbs 23:3Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
- Daniel 1:8–10But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself. Now God had granted Daniel favor and compassion from the…
- Deuteronomy 15:9Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD…
- Matthew 20:15Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
- Deuteronomy 28:56The most gentle and refined woman among you, so gentle and refined she would not venture to set the sole of her foot on the ground, will begrudge the husband she embraces and her son and daughter
- Proverbs 28:22A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.
- Proverbs 22:9A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
- Mark 7:22greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).