Proverbs 23:6
Do not eat the bread of a man who is stingy; do not desire his delicacies,
In context
3 Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food. 4 Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist. 5 When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven. 6 Do not eat the bread of a man who is stingy; do not desire his delicacies, 7 for he is like one who is inwardly calculating. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you. 8 You will vomit up the morsels that you have eaten, and waste your pleasant words.
9 Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, for he will despise the good sense of your words.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 23:6 in the KJV
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainty meats:
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 23:6 in the NIV
Do not eat the food of a begrudging host, do not crave his delicacies;