Proverbs 23:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Do not eatתִּלְחַ֗ם
(til·cham)
3898b: to use as food, eata prim. root
the breadלֶ֭חֶם
(le·chem)
3899: bread, foodfrom lacham
of a selfishרַ֣ע
(ra)
7451a: bad, evilfrom the same as roa
man, 
 
7451a: bad, evilfrom the same as roa
Or desire(תִּ֝תְאָ֗יו
(tit·'av)
183: to incline, desirefrom an unused word
his delicacies;לְמַטְעַמֹּתָֽיו׃
(le·mat·'am·mo·tav.)
4303: tasty or savory food, daintiesfrom taam


















KJV Lexicon
Eat
lacham  (law-kham')
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction) -- devour, eat, ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).
thou not the bread
lechem  (lekh'-em)
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) -- (shew-)bread, eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
of him that hath an evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
eye
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
neither desire
'avah  (aw-vaw')
to wish for -- covet, (greatly) desire, be desirous, long, lust (after).
thou his dainty meats
mat`am  (mat-am')
a delicacy -- dainty (meat), savoury meat.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Do not eat the bread of a selfish man, Or desire his delicacies;

King James Bible
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

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

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;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Do not dine with a gluttonous man and do not lust for his food.

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

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