Proverbs 23:6
Modern Translations
New International Version
Do not eat the food of a begrudging host, do not crave his delicacies;

New Living Translation
Don’t eat with people who are stingy; don’t desire their delicacies.

English Standard Version
Do not eat the bread of a man who is stingy; do not desire his delicacies,

Berean Study Bible
Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies;

New American Standard Bible
Do not eat the bread of a selfish person; Or desire his delicacies;

NASB 1995
Do not eat the bread of a selfish man, Or desire his delicacies;

NASB 1977
Do not eat the bread of a selfish man, Or desire his delicacies;

Amplified Bible
Do not eat the bread of a selfish man, Or desire his delicacies;

Christian Standard Bible
Don’t eat a stingy person’s bread, and don’t desire his choice food,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Don't eat a stingy person's bread, and don't desire his choice food,

Contemporary English Version
Don't accept an invitation to eat a selfish person's food, no matter how good it is.

Good News Translation
Don't eat at the table of a stingy person or be greedy for the fine food he serves.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Do not eat the food of one who is stingy, and do not crave his delicacies.

International Standard Version
Don't consume food provided by a miserly person, and don't desire his delicacies,

NET Bible
Do not eat the food of a stingy person, do not crave his delicacies;
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

New King James Version
Do not eat the bread of a miser, Nor desire his delicacies;

King James 2000 Bible
Eat not the bread of him that is stingy, neither desire you his delicacies:

New Heart English Bible
Do not eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, and do not crave his delicacies:

World English Bible
Don't eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, and don't crave his delicacies:

American King James Version
Eat you not the bread of him that has an evil eye, neither desire you his dainty meats:

American Standard Version
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainties:

A Faithful Version
Do not eat the bread of him who has an evil eye, nor desire his dainty foods;

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

English Revised Version
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties:

Webster's Bible Translation
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties:

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Eate thou not the bread of him that hath an euil eye, neither desire his deintie meates.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Eate thou not the bread of hym that hath an euyll eye: neither desire thou his daintie meate.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Eate not thou wt ye envyous, and desyre no his meate,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Do not eat the bread of an evil eye, "" And have no desire to his delicacies,

Young's Literal Translation
Eat not the bread of an evil eye, And have no desire to his dainties,

Smith's Literal Translation
Thou shalt not eat the bread of an evil eye, and ye shall not long for its dainties:

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Eat not with an envious man, and desire not his meats:

Catholic Public Domain Version
Do not eat with an envious man, and do not desire his foods.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Do not dine with a gluttonous man and do not lust for his food.

Lamsa Bible
Do not eat with a hypocrite, neither desire his food;

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainties;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Sup not with an envious man, neither desire thou his meats:
















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