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Text: Prov 23:6-8 ESV

6 Do not eat the bread of a man who is stingy; do not desire his delicacies,

7 for he is like one who is inwardly calculating. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

8 You will vomit up the morsels that you have eaten, and waste your pleasant words.

-Prov 23:6-8 ESV

AN EVIL EYE

Here, Solomon gives advice about those who give with ill intent. The description implies someone who gives with ulterior motives or cynicism. That might mean those who give bitterly, harboring a grudge, or making an overt attempt to buy someone's favor.

This stingy host might be obsessed with how much his generosity costs. Or he's offering hospitality with the explicit goal of getting something in return. A generous and loving host is commended to host a meal. We are exhorted to be hospitable. It's spiritually dangerous, however, if the host treats his guest so that he can gain his business. He has an ulterior motive. Scripture describes this type of host as "inwardly calculating." He is feigning friendliness, but he does not really wish his guest well. It is hard to disappoint the host by refusing his proposal. This pressure is often part of the "game strategy" of modern business, is it not? A realization can be too late and put pressure upon the guest. He might literally feel sick to his stomach, embarrassed that he has been fooled and wasted his time.

In his letter to the Galatians, Paul asked, "O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you?" (Gal 3:1). He believed false teachers had placed them under the spell of an evil eye. They had done this by flattering the Galatians only to draw them away from the truth and captivate them with a false gospel (Gal 1:6–7; 4:17). Let’s be aware about such people.

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