proverbs-23:6-7

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 23:6

Pro 23:6 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 wisheth thee choked for so doing, even then when he maketh greatest show of hospitality and humanity. read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 23:7

Pro 23:7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so [is] he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart [is] not with thee. Ver. 7. For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he. ] Mens cuiusque is est quisque: - The man is as his mind is; or as he thinketh in his heart, so he speaketh. He cannot so dissemble, but that soon he blurts out some word, or shows some sign of his sordid disposition. Some read it thus: For as he grudgeth his own soul, so he will say unto thee, Eat, drink, &c. As he... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 23:6

an: Proverbs 22:9, Deuteronomy 15:9, Deuteronomy 28:56, Matthew 20:15, Mark 7:22 desire: Proverbs 23:3, Psalms 141:4, Daniel 1:8-2 Samuel : Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 28:54 - his eye Proverbs 28:22 - an evil Isaiah 32:5 - nor Daniel 11:27 - shall be to 2 Corinthians 9:7 - not read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 23:7

as: Proverbs 19:22, Matthew 9:3, Matthew 9:4, Luke 7:39 Eat: Judges 16:15, 2 Samuel 13:26-Hosea :, Psalms 12:2, Psalms 55:21, Daniel 11:27, Luke 11:37-1 Timothy : Reciprocal: Judges 16:10 - now tell me 2 Chronicles 1:11 - this was Proverbs 10:20 - the heart Proverbs 24:9 - thought Daniel 11:24 - forecast his devices Luke 14:1 - they read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 23:6

Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:Evil eye — Of the envious or covetous man. read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 23:7

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.So is he — You are not to judge of him by his words, but by the constant temper of his mind. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 23:6-8

6-8. An evil eye Is evil of eye: a metaphor denoting a malignant disposition or design an envious, avaricious, or evil-designing mind. Deuteronomy 15:7-9; Matthew 20:15. The word שׁער . ( sha’har,) thinketh, has given the critics some trouble, but it is probable that our Authorized Version gives the right sense. A man’s character is determined by the state of his mind, and not merely by the words he utters. An evil design may be concealed under a mask of pleasant words. Proverbs 23:8... read more