Evil eye?

[HopeInJesusOnly]

Do you believe someone has the power to give you the evil eye (curse you)?

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Proverbs 23:6 | Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

Proverbs 28:22 | He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

Mark 7:22 | Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

 

[ajcarey]

Those verses aren't speaking of a supernatural curse, they are speaking of evil desire or affection; and that is basically envy or covetousness of that which is another's when the desire or affection is set upon that which belongs to another.

 

[JackRT]

Do you believe someone has the power to give you the evil eye (curse you)?

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Proverbs 23:6 | Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye , neither desire thou his dainty meats:

Proverbs 28:22 | He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye , and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

Mark 7:22 | Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye , blasphemy, pride, foolishness

In the context of these verses "evil eye" would seem to be referring to greed but in colloquial usage "the power, superstitiously attributed to certain persons, of inflicting injury or bad luck by such a look."

If you are superstitious a star can ward off the evil eye"

 

[HopeInJesusOnly]

Those verses aren't speaking of a supernatural curse, they are speaking of evil desire or affection; and that is basically envy or covetousness of that which is another's when the desire or affection is set upon that which belongs to another.

The evil eye is said to come from someone who envies you. It is envy!

 

[HopeInJesusOnly]

In the context of these verses "evil eye" would seem to be referring to greed but in colloquial usage "the power, superstitiously attributed to certain persons, of inflicting injury or bad luck by such a look."

If you are superstitious a star can ward off the evil eye"

Shall I remove the versus as not to confuse readers?

In Greece and in Turkey, glass blue eye charms to ward against the evil eye are still regularly sold, per the link I included.

 

[JackRT]

Shall I remove the versus as not to confuse readers?

Not necessary IMHO.

 

[A Realist]

Do you believe someone has the power to give you the evil eye (curse you)?

No. That stuff only has the power that YOU give it.

 

[SkyWriting]

In the context of these verses "evil eye" would seem to be referring to greed but in colloquial usage "the power, superstitiously attributed to certain persons, of inflicting injury or bad luck by such a look."

If you are superstitious a star can ward off the evil eye"

That's a gold star just for being a good farmer.

 

[Not David]

The Church has prayers for curses. We had a discussion about "Evil Eye" here:
Folk Orthodoxy

 

[com7fy8]

Do you believe someone has the power to give you the evil eye (curse you)?

As ones have said, your understanding of an evil eye might be different than what certain scriptures are talking about. But . . . to answer your question >

my personal understanding >

There is "the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience," our Apostle Paul says in Ephesians 2:2. This evil spirit in a person can effect other people. And yes this would be cursing them, in some way.

For an easy example, you can get someone else going in an argument so the person gets hurt and is not relating in a loving way. This is not blessing, in any case. Our example can curse others, by effecting them in a bad way.

And then, too, I would say, in Satan's kingdom people can spiritually send out bad effects upon others . . . maybe like how we in Jesus can pray out God's blessing to people.

But Jesus on the cross is our Interceptor of curses. And as we stay submissive with Christ in His peace, this peace of God has almighty power to keep us from being effected in a bad way by ones to put out curses, plus we can stand against bad example of ones who would have us arguing or complaining or gossiping.

So yes > you, too, can curse others, even when you do not knowingly try to, right? I mean our example does effect others. Also, we need to keep with praying good and blessing to others . . . to any and all people. Unforgiveness can have us cursing people, by not praying the way God wants us to have hope in prayer for people > love "hopes all things" (in 1 Corinthians 13:7).

So, my answer is yes, but keep an eye on yourself!

 

[HopeInJesusOnly]

That's a gold star just for being a good farmer.

The star is not worn to ward off the evil eye; blue-eyed pendants are. Just FYI.

 

[HopeInJesusOnly]

The Church has prayers for curses. We had a discussion about "Evil Eye" here:
Folk Orthodoxy

Indeed! A Greek priest can be called upon for prayer.

 

[straykat]

In the context of these verses "evil eye" would seem to be referring to greed but in colloquial usage "the power, superstitiously attributed to certain persons, of inflicting injury or bad luck by such a look."

Bingo. I'm not messianic per se, but I'm forever grateful for the Jewish tradition that teaches this. I think I first learned this through David Stern. I used to read passages like this in more metaphysical/spiritual terms, but it's really quite down to earth. Greed. Having a good eye and spreading light is simple generosity. This is especially pertinent with Jesus' passage about having an eye and body full of light. He meant simple generosity. And it makes so much sense this way, since it's preceded by his famous saying about building up Treasure in Heaven, and follows up with his warning about Mammon. When you read about the "light of the eye" in an overly metaphysical way, then this passage is weird and looks out of context.

"Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon." - Matthew 6:19-24

 

[SkyWriting]

Do you believe someone has the power to give you the evil eye (curse you)?

_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Proverbs 23:6 | Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

Proverbs 28:22 | He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

Mark 7:22 | Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

An "Evil Eye" is the opposite of "generosity" and "Good will toward men".
It might be "selfishness" or "miserly".

 

[HopeInJesusOnly]

An "Evil Eye" is the opposite of "generosity" and "Good will toward men".
It might be "selfishness" or "miserly".

So what happens if you become the target of envy and abuse? It affects your soul so deeply. It scars you. What do you do then?

 

[Daniel Marsh]

Do you believe someone has the power to give you the evil eye (curse you)?

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Proverbs 23:6 | Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

Proverbs 28:22 | He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

Mark 7:22 | Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

EVIL EYE

(ra` `ayin, "evil of eye"; ophthalmos poneros): The superstition of the influence of the "evil eye," so widely spread over the earth, has had a mighty influence on life and language in Israel, though direct references to it are not frequent in the Scriptures (Dt 15:9; 28:54,56; Prov 23:6; 28:22; Mt 20:15 (compare Mt 6:23; Lk 11:34); Mk 7:22). In the Bible the expression is synonymous with envy, jealousy and some forms of covetousness. In comparing Rom 1:29 with Mk 7:22 we find that ophthalmos poneros corresponds to phthonos. See Trench, New Testament Synonyms, under the word The eye of the envious (as also the tongue of the invidious by an apparently appreciative word, which, however, only disguises the strong desire of possessing the object of comment or of destroying it for its rightful owner) was supposed to have a baneful influence upon the wellbeing of others, especially of children. Therefore mothers bestowed constant care against the frustration of such fancied designs by means of innumerable sorts of charms. They often allowed their darlings to appear as unlovely as possible, through uncleanliness or rags, so as to spare them the harmful rising of envy in the hearts of others. Lane, Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians, gives perhaps the most accessible account of this superstition as held at the present day in Egypt, and Thomson, The Land and the Book, does the same for Israel, while an equal amount of evidence might be collected from every other oriental country. Instances of the same superstition, though possibly slightly disguised, are by no means wanting among ourselves. Compare the expression, "green-eyed jealousy" (Othello, III, iii; Merchant of Venice, III, ii ), etc.
For certain Biblical phrases referring to the "evil eye" see ENVY; EYE.
Evil eye in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE (Bible History Online)