Albert Barnes Commentary Proverbs 23:6

"Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainties:" — Proverbs 23:6 (ASV)

This is a different danger from that in Proverbs 23:1. The hazard here is the hospitality of the purse-proud rich, avaricious or grudging even in his banquets.

Evil eye – The term here does not have the later associations of a mysterious power for mischief; rather, it is used simply, as in the marginal reference and in Matthew 20:15.