Proverbs 23:6-8

Other Translations of Proverbs 23:6-8

New International Version

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.Or "for as he thinks within himself," / "so he is" ; or "for as he puts on a feast," / "so he is""Eat and drink," he says to you, but his heart is not with you. ⁸ You will vomit up the little you have eaten and will have wasted your compliments.

English Standard Version

⁶ Do not eat the bread of a man who is stingy;Hebrew whose eye is evil do not desire his delicacies, ⁷ for he is like one who is inwardly calculating.Or for as he calculates in his soul, so is he "Eat and drink!" he says to you, but his heart is not with you. ⁸ You will vomit up the morsels that you have eaten, and waste your pleasant words.

The Message

⁶ Don't accept a meal from a tightwad; don't expect anything special. ⁷ He'll be as stingy with you as he is with himself; he'll say, "Eat! Drink!" but won't mean a word of it. ⁸ His miserly serving will turn your stomach when you realize the meal's a sham.

New King James Version

⁶ Do not eat the bread of a miser, Nor desire his delicacies; ⁷ For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. "Eat and drink!" he says to you, But his heart is not with you. ⁸ The morsel you have eaten, you will vomit up, And waste your pleasant words.

New Living Translation

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. ⁸ You will throw up what little you've eaten, and your compliments will be wasted.