Proverbs 23:6–7
Proverbs 23:6–7 — The New International Version (NIV)
6 Do not eat the food of a begrudging host,
do not crave his delicacies;
7 for he is the kind of person
who is always thinking about the cost.
“Eat and drink,” he says to you,
but his heart is not with you.
Proverbs 23:6–7 — English Standard Version (ESV)
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.
Proverbs 23:6–7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye,
Neither desire thou his dainty meats:
7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:
Eat and drink, saith he to thee;
But his heart is not with thee.
Proverbs 23:6–7 — New Living Translation (NLT)
6 Don’t eat with people who are stingy;
don’t desire their delicacies.
7 They are always thinking about how much it costs.
“Eat and drink,” they say, but they don’t mean it.
Proverbs 23:6–7 — New Century Version (NCV)
6 Don’t eat the food of selfish people;
don’t be greedy for their fine foods.
7 Selfish people are always worrying
about how much the food costs.
They tell you, “Eat and drink,”
but they don’t really mean it.
Proverbs 23:6–7 — American Standard Version (ASV)
6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye,
Neither desire thou his dainties:
7 For as he thinketh within himself, so is he:
Eat and drink, saith he to thee;
But his heart is not with thee.
Proverbs 23:6–7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
6 Eat thou not the food of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties. 7 For as he thinketh in his soul, so is he. Eat and drink! will he say unto thee; but his heart is not with thee.
Proverbs 23:6–7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
6 Do not eat the food of one who is stingy,
and do not crave his delicacies.
7 As he calculates the cost to himself, this is what he does:
He tells you, “Eat and drink,”
but he doesn’t really mean it.
Proverbs 23:6–7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
6 Don’t eat a stingy person’s bread,
and don’t desire his choice food,
7 for it’s like someone calculating inwardly.
“Eat and drink,” he says to you,
but his heart is not with you.
Proverbs 23:6–7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
6 Do not eat the bread of the stingy;
do not desire their delicacies;
7 for like a hair in the throat, so are they.
“Eat and drink!” they say to you;
but they do not mean it.
Proverbs 23:6–7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
6 Do not eat the bread of the stingy,
and do not desire his delicacies.
7 For, like hair in his throat, so it is.
“Eat and drink!” he will say to you,
but his heart will not be with you.
Proverbs 23:6–7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
6 Don’t eat the food of anyone who won’t share it.
Don’t long for his fancy food.
7 He is the kind of person
who is always thinking about how much it costs.
“Eat and drink,” he says to you.
But he doesn’t mean it.
Proverbs 23:6–7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
6 Do not eat the bread of a selfish man,
Or desire his delicacies;
7 For as he thinks within himself, so he is.
He says to you, “Eat and drink!”
But his heart is not with you.