Proverbs 23:6 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: ”

Proverbs 23:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A different danger from that of Proverbs 23:1 . The hazard here is the hospitality of the purse-proud rich, avaricious or grudging even in his banquets. Evil eye - Not with the later associati...
Proverbs 23:6 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Eat thou not the bread of [him that hath] an (e) evil eye, neither desire thou his delicacies: (e) That is, covetous, as contrary a good eye is taken for liberal as in ( Proverbs 22:9 ).
Proverbs 23:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

It is possible to take these three verses together as a warning against treachery lurking in the dainties of a royal table. In that case, in Proverbs 23:1 we should render consider diligently what...
Proverbs 23:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: Of him that hath an evil eye - Never eat with a covetous or stingy man; if he entertains you at his own ex...
Proverbs 23:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: An evil eye. Contrast "a bountiful eye," Proverbs 22:9 . An envious, grudging, illiberal spirit ( M...
Proverbs 23:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. RV 'him that is before thee.' Do not excite his contempt.
Proverbs 23:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Him that hath an evil eye . — A sordid, grudging temper.
Proverbs 23:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 24 EDUCATION: THE PARENT'S THOUGHT OF THE CHILD "Train up a child according to his way, and even when he is old he will not depart from it."- Proverbs 22:6 "Withhold not correction fro...
Proverbs 23:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

At the seventeenth verse of the previous chapter the section of the Book begins in which the method is slightly changed. While the teaching is still proverbial, it takes the form of longer discourses...
Proverbs 23:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceit...
Proverbs 23:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Eat thou not the bread of [him that hath] an evil eye ,.... A sordid covetous man, that grudges every bit that is eaten, in opposition to a man of a good eye, or a bountiful one, that is liberal and...
Proverbs 23:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Eat thou not the bread of [him that hath] an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: Ver. 6. Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye. ] That is, of a miserly muckworm, that wis...
Proverbs 23:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Eat not thou the bread of him that hath an evil eye Of an envious or covetous man, who secretly grudges thee the meat which is set before thee. For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he Thou must...
Proverbs 23:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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...
Proverbs 23:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Of him that hath an evil eye; of the envious or covetous man, who secretly grudgeth thee the meat which he sets before thee, as this phrase is used, Proverbs 28:22 Matthew 20:15 ; as, on the c...
Proverbs 23:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 23:6 . Him that hath an evil eye — i.e. , the jealous man. MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Proverbs 23:6-8 FEIGNED GENEROSITY I. Men’s inward life and feeling...
Proverbs 23:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 23:1 . When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, and hast a princely feast before thee of meats and wines, put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. How many have stai...
Proverbs 23:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 23:1-20 A hexastich closely connected with the last verse of the preceding chapter, as if the warning was addressed to the man of skill whom his talents had made the gue...
Proverbs 23:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 6. Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, of a jealous and covetous man, neither desire thou his dainty meats, which are held out before his guest as a sort of bait, not with ope...
Proverbs 23:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 1:8-10 ; Deuteronomy 15:9 ; Deuteronomy 28:56 ; Mark 7:22 ; Matthew 20:15 ; Proverbs 22:9 ; Proverbs 23:3 ; Psalms 141:4
Proverbs 23:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Evil eye — Of the envious or covetous man.

Proverbs 23:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Proverbs 23:6 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Proverbs 23:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 23:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 23:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 23:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 23:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Proverbs 23:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 23:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 23:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 23:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 23:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 23:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 23:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 23:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 23:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 23:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 23:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 23:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 23:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 23:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes