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He says to you, “Eat and drink!” But his heart is not with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For as he thinks within himself, so he is. He says to you, &#8220Eat and drink!&#8221 But his heart is not with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For as he thinks within himself, so he is. He says to you, “Eat and drink!” But his heart is not with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For as he calculates in his soul, so he is. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, But his heart is not with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For as he thinks in his heart, so is he [in behavior—one who manipulates]. He says to you, “Eat and drink,” Yet his heart is not with you [but it is begrudging the cost].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />for it’s like someone calculating inwardly. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />for it&#8217s like someone calculating inwardly.&#8221 Eat and drink,&#8221 he says to you, but his heart is not with you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />People like that take note of how much you eat. They say, "Take all you want!" But they don't mean it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For as he reckoneth within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />As he calculates the cost to himself, this is what he does: He tells you, "Eat and drink," but he doesn't really mean it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Come on and have some more," he says, but he doesn't mean it. What he thinks is what he really is. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />for as he thinks within himself, so he is. "Eat and drink!" he'll say to you, but his heart won't be with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. ?Eat and drink,? he says to you, but his heart is not with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />for he is like someone calculating the cost in his mind. "Eat and drink," he says to you, but his heart is not with you; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. "Eat and drink." he says to you, but his heart is not with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For as he has thought in his soul, so he [is]. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, "" And his heart [is] not with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Like him estimating evil in his soul, so is he: Eat and drink, he will say to thee; and his heart not with thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For like something stuck in the throat is that food. “Eat and drink,” they say to you, but their hearts are not with you; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />for like a hair in the throat, so are they. “Eat and drink!” they say to you; but they do not mean it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For he is like him that swallows pitch; in like manner you will eat and drink with him, but his heart is not with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For just as a man swallows a bristle hair, so you eat and drink with him and his mind is not with you.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />so he eats and drinks as if any one should swallow a hair, and do not bring him in to thyself, nor eat thy morsel with him:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/23-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=4625" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/23.htm">True Riches</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies; <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/3644.htm" title="3644: kə·mōw- (Prep) -- Like, as, when. Or kamow; a form of the prefix k-, but used separately; as, thus, so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8176.htm" title="8176: šā·‘ar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To calculate, reckon. A primitive root; to split or open, i.e. to act as gate-keeper: to estimate.">he is keeping track,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: bə·nap̄·šōw (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">inwardly</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: ken- (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">counting the cost.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: ’ĕ·ḵōl (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">“Eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="8354: ū·šə·ṯêh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To drink. A primitive root; to imbibe.">and drink,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: yō·mar (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">he says</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">to you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: wə·lib·bōw (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">but his heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/1077.htm" title="1077: bal- (Adv) -- Not. From balah; properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually not at all; also lest.">is not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·māḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with you.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>You will vomit up what little you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-34.htm">Matthew 12:34-35</a></span><br />You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. / The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-45.htm">Luke 6:45</a></span><br />The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Romans 12:2</a></span><br />Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-8.htm">Philippians 4:8</a></span><br />Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-8.htm">James 1:8</a></span><br />He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-8.htm">James 4:8</a></span><br />Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/10-5.htm">2 Corinthians 10:5</a></span><br />We demolish arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-2.htm">Colossians 3:2</a></span><br />Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-18.htm">Matthew 15:18-19</a></span><br />But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man. / For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-5.htm">Romans 8:5-6</a></span><br />Those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh; but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. / The mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Jeremiah 17:9-10</a></span><br />The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? / I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/139-23.htm">Psalm 139:23-24</a></span><br />Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns. / See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the way everlasting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a></span><br />“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. / “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/6-5.htm">Genesis 6:5</a></span><br />Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a></span><br />But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For as he thinks in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, said he to you; but his heart is not with you.</p><p class="hdg">as</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/19-22.htm">Proverbs 19:22</a></b></br> The desire of a man <i>is</i> his kindness: and a poor man <i>is</i> better than a liar.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/9-3.htm">Matthew 9:3,4</a></b></br> And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This <i>man</i> blasphemeth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/7-39.htm">Luke 7:39</a></b></br> Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw <i>it</i>, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman <i>this is</i> that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.</p><p class="hdg">eat</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/16-15.htm">Judges 16:15</a></b></br> And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart <i>is</i> not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength <i>lieth</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/13-26.htm">2 Samuel 13:26-28</a></b></br> Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/12-2.htm">Psalm 12:2</a></b></br> They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: <i>with</i> flattering lips <i>and</i> with a double heart do they speak.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/8-30.htm">Always</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-23.htm">Cost</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-1.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-6.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-6.htm">Food</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-18.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/62-4.htm">Inwardly</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-9.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-28.htm">Reckoned</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-64.htm">Reckoning</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-25.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/40-17.htm">Thinketh</a> <a href="/psalms/64-5.htm">Thinking</a> <a href="/psalms/10-11.htm">Thinks</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-1.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-5.htm">Thoughts</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-18.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/23-17.htm">Always</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-11.htm">Cost</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-20.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-13.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-8.htm">Food</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-12.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-8.htm">Inwardly</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-8.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-14.htm">Reckoned</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Reckoning</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-14.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-17.htm">Thinketh</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-3.htm">Thinking</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-17.htm">Thinks</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-9.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-16.htm">Thoughts</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-24.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 23</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/23-1.htm">Consider carefully what is before you</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/23.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/23.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost</b><br>This phrase suggests a person who is calculating and insincere, reflecting a heart that is not aligned with outward actions. In biblical context, this can be compared to the Pharisees, who were often criticized by Jesus for their hypocrisy (<a href="/matthew/23-27.htm">Matthew 23:27-28</a>). The idea of "counting the cost" also echoes Jesus' teaching in <a href="/luke/14-28.htm">Luke 14:28-30</a>, where He advises considering the cost of discipleship. This phrase warns against superficial generosity that masks ulterior motives, a theme consistent with the wisdom literature's emphasis on discerning true intentions.<p><b>“Eat and drink,” he says to you</b><br>This phrase reflects a common cultural practice of hospitality in ancient Near Eastern societies, where sharing a meal was a sign of friendship and alliance. However, the insincerity behind the invitation is highlighted here. In the broader biblical narrative, meals often symbolize fellowship and covenant (e.g., the Last Supper in <a href="/luke/22-19.htm">Luke 22:19-20</a>). The duplicity in this invitation contrasts with the genuine fellowship that God desires with His people, as seen in <a href="/revelation/3-20.htm">Revelation 3:20</a>, where Jesus stands at the door and knocks, offering true communion.<p><b>but his heart is not with you</b><br>The heart, in biblical terms, represents the center of one's being, including thoughts, emotions, and will. This phrase underscores the disconnect between outward actions and inner intentions. <a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Jeremiah 17:9</a> speaks to the deceitfulness of the heart, emphasizing the need for discernment. The lack of genuine intent here serves as a warning against trusting appearances. In the New Testament, Jesus emphasizes the importance of the heart's condition in <a href="/matthew/15-18.htm">Matthew 15:18-19</a>, where He teaches that what comes from the heart defiles a person. This phrase calls for integrity and sincerity, aligning one's heart with one's actions, as exemplified by Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_host.htm">The Host</a></b><br>The person who invites others to eat and drink, but whose heart is not genuinely with them. This character represents someone who is deceitful or insincere.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_guest.htm">The Guest</a></b><br>The individual who is invited to partake in the meal. This person is the recipient of the host's insincere hospitality.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_heart.htm">The Heart</a></b><br>In Hebrew thought, the heart ("lev") is the center of thought, emotion, and intention. It represents the true nature and motives of a person.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_meal.htm">The Meal</a></b><br>A setting for social interaction and fellowship, often used in biblical times to signify friendship and covenant.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_inner_thoughts.htm">The Inner Thoughts</a></b><br>The true intentions and thoughts of a person, which may differ from their outward expressions or actions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_thought.htm">The Power of Thought</a></b><br>Our thoughts shape our identity and actions. As believers, we must guard our hearts and minds, aligning them with God's truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/sincerity_in_relationships.htm">Sincerity in Relationships</a></b><br>Genuine relationships require honesty and integrity. We should strive to be sincere in our interactions, reflecting Christ's love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_fellowship.htm">Discernment in Fellowship</a></b><br>Be discerning about the intentions of others. Not everyone who offers friendship has pure motives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_the_heart.htm">Guarding the Heart</a></b><br><a href="/proverbs/4-23.htm">Proverbs 4:23</a> instructs us to guard our hearts, for everything we do flows from it. This is crucial for living a life that honors God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_christ's_character.htm">Reflecting Christ's Character</a></b><br>As Christians, we are called to reflect Christ's character in our thoughts and actions, ensuring our hearts align with His will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 23</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_negativity.htm">What does the Bible say about overcoming negative thinking?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_view_on_'woke'.htm">How can one truly love God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_surrendering_to_god_mean.htm">What does surrendering to God mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_transformational_psychology.htm">What defines Transformational Psychology?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/23.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.--</span>He is not really friendly and hospitable, as his words would imply, but he grudges every morsel thou takest, calculating its cost.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.</span> The verb here used is <span class="hebrew">שָׁעַר</span> (<span class="accented">shaar</span>), "to estimate, <span class="accented">....</span>to calculate," and the clause is best rendered, <span class="accented">For as one that calculates with himself, so is he.</span> The meaning is that this stingy host watches every morsel which his guest eats, and grudges what he appears to offer so liberally. In the Authorized Version the word "heart" occurs twice in this verse, but the Hebrew words are different. The first is <span class="accented">nephesh</span>, "breath," equivalent to "mind;" the second is <span class="accented">leb</span>, "heart." The Vulgate paraphrases the clause, <span class="accented">Quoniam in similitudinem arioli et conjectoris, aestimat quod ignorat</span>, "For like a soothsayer or diviner he conjectures that of which he is ignorant." <span class="cmt_word">Eat and drink, saith he to thee.</span> He professes to make you welcome, and with seeming cordiality invites you to partake of the food upon his table. <span class="cmt_word">But his heart is not with thee.</span> He is not glad to see you enjoy yourself, and his pressing invitation is empty verbiage with no heart in it. The Septuagint, pointing differently, translates, "For as if one should swallow a hair, so he eats and drinks." The Greek translators take the gnome to apply to one who invites an envious man to his table, and finds him eating his food as if it disgusted him. They go on, "Bring him not in to thee, nor eat thy morsel with him; for (ver. 8) he will vomit it up, and outrage thy fair words." In agreement with the gnome above, we find in the Talmud, "My son, eat not the bread of the covetous, nor sit thou at his table. The bread of the covetous is only pain and anguish; the bread of the generous man is a source of health and joy." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/23-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י ׀</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he is keeping track,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁעַ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(šā·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8176.htm">Strong's 8176: </a> </span><span class="str2">To act as gatekeeper, to estimate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">inwardly</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנַפְשׁ֗וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nap̄·šōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">[counting the cost].</span><br /><span class="heb">כֶּ֫ן־</span> <span class="translit">(ken-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> </span><span class="str2">So -- thus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Eat</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱכֹ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and drink,”</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֭שְׁתֵה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·šə·ṯêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8354.htm">Strong's 8354: </a> </span><span class="str2">To imbibe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he says to you,</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹ֣אמַר</span> <span class="translit">(yō·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but his heart</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝לִבּ֗וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lib·bōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is not</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּל־</span> <span class="translit">(bal-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1077.htm">Strong's 1077: </a> </span><span class="str2">A failure, nothing, not at all, lest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with you.</span><br /><span class="heb">עִמָּֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘im·māḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/23-7.htm">Proverbs 23:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/23-7.htm">Proverbs 23:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/23-7.htm">Proverbs 23:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/23-7.htm">Proverbs 23:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/23-7.htm">Proverbs 23:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/23-7.htm">Proverbs 23:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/23-7.htm">Proverbs 23:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/23-7.htm">Proverbs 23:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/23-7.htm">Proverbs 23:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/23-7.htm">Proverbs 23:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/23-7.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 23:7 For as he thinks about the cost (Prov. 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