Proverbs

Proverbs 23:6–8

6Do not eat the bread of a stingy man,b

and do not crave his delicacies;

7for he is keeping track,

inwardly counting the cost.c

“Eat and drink,” he says to you,

but his heart is not with you.

8You will vomit up what little you have eaten

and waste your pleasant words.

Footnotes

  • b 23:6 Literally of him whose eye is evil
  • c 23:7 Or for as he calculates in his soul, so is he

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Proverbs 23:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Do notאַל־’al-AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
eatתִּלְחַ֗םtil·ḥamVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH3898 fight, do battle
the breadלֶ֭חֶםle·ḥemNoun - masculine singular constructH3899 bread, food
of a stingy manרַ֣עra‘Adjective - masculine singular constructH7451 bad, evil
and do notוְאַל־wə·’al-Conjunctive waw; AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
craveתִּתְאָוtiṯ·ʾå̄wVerb - Hitpael - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singularH8376 mark off, designate
his delicaciesלְמַטְעַמֹּתָֽיו׃lə·maṭ·‘am·mō·ṯāwPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH4303 tasty or savoury food, dainties

Proverbs 23:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
forכִּ֤י׀kîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
he is keeping trackשָׁעַ֥רšā·‘arVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH8176 calculate, reakon
inwardlyבְּנַפְשׁ֗וֹbə·nap̄·šōwPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
Eatאֱכֹ֣ל’ĕ·ḵōlVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH398 eat
and drinkוּ֭שְׁתֵהū·šə·ṯêhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH8354 drink
he saysיֹ֣אמַרyō·marVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
to youלָ֑ךְlāḵPreposition; second person feminine singular
but his heartוְ֝לִבּ֗וֹwə·lib·bōwConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
is notבַּל־bal-AdverbH1077 not
with youעִמָּֽךְ׃‘im·māḵPreposition; second person feminine singularH5973 with

Proverbs 23:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You will vomit upתְקִיאֶ֑נָּהṯə·qî·’en·nāhVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person feminine singularH6958 vomit up, spue out, disgorge
what littleפִּֽתְּךָ־pit·tə·ḵā-Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH6595 fragment, bit, morsel
you have eatenאָכַ֥לְתָּ’ā·ḵal·tāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH398 eat
and wasteוְ֝שִׁחַ֗תָּwə·ši·ḥa·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH7843 go to ruin (?)
your pleasantהַנְּעִימִֽים׃han·nə·‘î·mîmArticle; Adjective - masculine pluralH5273 pleasant, delightful
wordsדְּבָרֶ֥יךָdə·ḇā·re·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH1697 speech, word

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 23:6 Proverbs 23:3 · Psalm 141:4 · Daniel 1:8–10 · Deuteronomy 15:9 · Matthew 20:15 · Deuteronomy 28:56 · Proverbs 28:22 · Proverbs 22:9

Proverbs 23:7 Psalm 12:2 · Psalm 55:21 · Judges 16:15 · Matthew 9:3–4 · Luke 11:37–54 · Luke 7:39 · Daniel 11:27 · Proverbs 19:22 · 2 Samuel 13:26–28

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.