Proverbs - 23:7



7 for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. "Eat and drink!" he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

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Explanation and meaning of Proverbs 23:7.

Differing Translations

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For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.
Because like a soothsayer, and diviner, he thinketh that which he knoweth not. Eat and drink, will he say to thee: and his mind is not with thee.
For as he thinketh in his soul, so is he. Eat and drink! will he say unto thee; but his heart is not with thee.
For as he reckoneth within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
For as he hath thought in his soul, so is he, 'Eat and drink,' saith he to thee, And his heart is not with thee.
For as he thinks in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, said he to you; but his heart is not with you.
For as the thoughts of his heart are, so is he: Take food and drink, he says to you; but his heart is not with you.
For as one that hath reckoned within himself, so is he: 'Eat and drink', saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.
For, like a seer and an interpreter of dreams, he presumes what he does not know. "Eat and drink," he will say to you; and his mind is not with you.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Thinketh - The Hebrew verb is found here only, and probably means, "as he is all along in his heart, so is he (at last) in act."

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he,.... He is not the man his mouth speaks or declares him to be, but what his heart thinks; which is discovered by his looks and actions, and by which he is to be judged of, and not by his words;
eat and drink, saith he to thee, but his heart is not with thee; he bids you eat and drink, but he does not desire you should, at least but very sparingly; it is only a mere compliment, not a hearty welcome.

So is he - You are not to judge of him by his words, but by the constant temper of his mind.

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