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Proverbs 23

Proverbs 23:6

True Riches · Proverbs 23:1–35
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Translations

Modern
Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies;
Traditional
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
Literal
Do not eat the bread of one evil of eye, and do not mark out his delicacies.
Latin
Ne comedas cum homine invido, et ne desideres cibos ejus:

Interlinear

Hebrew
English
Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies;

Notes

Proverbs 23:6–8

Proverbs highly values generosity (Proverbs 11:24–26; 21:13; 22:9).

Proverbs 22:17–24:22

This section is attributed to a group known as the wise, but their identity is unknown. There is a mention of thirty sayings (Proverbs 22:20). The wisdom sayings that follow can be divided into thirty sections. These sections are similar to an Egyptian work called the Instruction of Amenemope, which is also divided into thirty chapters.

Parallels

1 Timothy 6:17–19 James 5:1–6

Glossary

Archaeology and the Bible Proverbs, Book of

Topics

Backstabbing Company: Evil Guest: Rules for the Conduct of Hospitality: General Scriptures Concerning Hypocrisy: General Scriptures Concerning Stinginess