King James Version
Proverbs 23:6 in the King James Version says “Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 23 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:”
Proverbs 23:6 · KJV
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. set: Heb. cause thine eyes to fly upon
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“thou not the bread”
H3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
“eye”
H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
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