Proverbs 23:6 - The Message6-8 Don’t accept a meal from a tightwad; don’t expect anything special. He’ll be as stingy with you as he is with himself; he’ll say, “Eat! Drink!” but won’t mean a word of it. His miserly serving will turn your stomach when you realize the meal’s a sham. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17696 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainty meats: See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition6 Eat not the bread of him who has a hard, grudging, and envious eye, neither desire his dainty foods; See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainties: See the chapterCommon English Bible6 Don’t eat food with stingy people; don’t long for their delicacies, See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version6 Do not eat with an envious man, and do not desire his foods. See the chapter |