Incline not my heart to any evil thing, To be occupied in deeds of wickedness With men that work iniquity: And let me not eat of their dainties.
Proverbs 23:6 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainties: More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainty meats: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Eat not the bread of him who has a hard, grudging, and envious eye, neither desire his dainty foods; American Standard Version (1901) Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainties: Common English Bible Don’t eat food with stingy people; don’t long for their delicacies, Catholic Public Domain Version Do not eat with an envious man, and do not desire his foods. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Eat not with an envious man, and desire not his meats: |
Incline not my heart to any evil thing, To be occupied in deeds of wickedness With men that work iniquity: And let me not eat of their dainties.
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor.
He that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.
Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? or is thine eye evil, because I am good?
covetings, wickednesses, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, railing, pride, foolishness:
Beware that there be not a base thought in thine heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou give him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee.
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;