Proverbs 23:6-8·~1 min
Saying 9
The hearer must not desire the food of a stingy man, because inwardly the host is counting the cost and not truly sharing himself. The meal will finally be spat out, and pleasant words will prove wasted.
D6o not eat the bread of a stingy man, 7for he is keeping track, 8You will vomit up what little you have eaten
Section summaryThe ninth saying warns against eating with a stingy host whose hidden calculations make the meal relationally toxic. It teaches that outward generosity without inward largeness is deceptive, and that accepting such hospitality can leave one disgusted and empty.
Role in the chapterThis section functions as discernment about hidden motives in social exchange. Its work is to teach that meals share the spirit of the giver, not merely the food on the table.