6 Don’t eat the food of him who has a stingy eye,
and don’t crave his delicacies: 7 for as he thinks about the cost, so he is.
“Eat and drink!” he says to you,
but his heart is not with you.
Do not make thyself burdensome to any, especially those not sincere. When we are called by God to his feast, and to let our souls delight themselves, Isaiah 25:6; 55:2, we may safely partake of the Bread of life.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 23:6-7
Commentary on Proverbs 23:6-8
(Read Proverbs 23:6-8)
Do not make thyself burdensome to any, especially those not sincere. When we are called by God to his feast, and to let our souls delight themselves, Isaiah 25:6; 55:2, we may safely partake of the Bread of life.