22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

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22 adultery, greed,(A) malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly.

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And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

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And from that time on Saul kept a close(A) eye on David.

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

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.

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Saying 9

Do not eat the food of a begrudging host,
    do not crave his delicacies;(A)
for he is the kind of person
    who is always thinking about the cost.[a]
“Eat and drink,” he says to you,
    but his heart is not with you.
You will vomit up the little you have eaten
    and will have wasted your compliments.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:7 Or for as he thinks within himself, / so he is; or for as he puts on a feast, / so he is

22 He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

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22 The stingy are eager to get rich
    and are unaware that poverty awaits them.(A)

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