Proverbs 23:6

God's Word

Do not eat the food of one who is stingy, and do not crave his delicacies.

Cross References

Psalm 141:4

Do not let me be persuaded to do anything evil or to become involved with wickedness, with people who are troublemakers. Do not let me taste their delicacies.

Proverbs 22:9

Whoever is generous will be blessed because he has shared his food with the poor.

Proverbs 23:3

Do not crave his delicacies, because this is food that deceives you.

Proverbs 28:22

A stingy person is in a hurry to get rich, not realizing that poverty is about to overtake him.

Matthew 20:15

Can’t I do what I want with my own money? Or do you resent my generosity towards others?’

Mark 7:22

adultery, greed, wickedness, cheating, shameless lust, envy, cursing, arrogance, and foolishness come from within a person.

Deuteronomy 15:9

When the seventh year—the year when payments on debts are canceled—is near, you might be stingy toward poor Israelites and give them nothing. Be careful not to think these worthless thoughts. The poor will complain to the Lord about you, and you will be condemned for your sin.

Deuteronomy 28:56

The most tender and sensitive woman among you—so sensitive and tender that she wouldn’t even step on an ant—will become stingy toward the husband she loves or toward her own son or daughter.