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Proverbs 23:6–7

6 Do not eat the bread of ca 2miser,

Nor desire his delicacies;

7 For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.

“Eat and drink!” dhe says to you,

But his heart is not with you.

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Proverbs 23:6–7 — The New International Version (NIV)

Do not eat the food of a begrudging host,

do not crave his delicacies;

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)

Do not eat the bread of a man who is stingy;

do not desire his delicacies,

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)

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.

Proverbs 23:6–7 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Don’t eat with people who are stingy;

don’t desire their delicacies.

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)

Don’t eat the food of selfish people;

don’t be greedy for their fine foods.

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)

Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye,

Neither desire thou his dainties:

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)

Eat thou not the food of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties. 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)

Do not eat the food of one who is stingy, 

and do not crave his delicacies. 

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)

Don’t eat a stingy person’s bread,

and don’t desire his choice food,

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)

Do not eat the bread of the stingy;

do not desire their delicacies;

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)

Do not eat the bread of the stingy,

and do not desire his delicacies.

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)

Don’t eat the food of anyone who won’t share it.

Don’t long for his fancy food.

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)

Do not eat the bread of a selfish man,

Or desire his delicacies;

For as he thinks within himself, so he is.

He says to you, “Eat and drink!”

But his heart is not with you.


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