Proverbs 23:6-8

Proverbs 23:6-8

[6] Eat  thou not the bread  of him that hath an evil  eye,  neither desire  thou his dainty meats:  [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. [8] The morsel  which thou hast eaten  shalt thou vomit up,  and lose  thy sweet  words. 

What does Proverbs 23:6-8 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

It is better to decline a dinner invitation from a miser because, if you accept, you will only have a miserable experience. Kidner paraphrased Proverbs 23:8 as follows: "It takes away the relish ... to have one"s grudging host ... doing mental arithmetic ( Proverbs 23:7 a) with each dish." [1]
"The seventh saying [2] warns about the greed of the gluttonous guest and the ninth saying [3] about the greed of the stingy host. At their center stands the eighth saying [4], prohibiting the quest for riches, for they are a false security. All three sayings warn that things are not as they appear." [5]