Proverbs 23:7
5 When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.
6 Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies;
for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
8 You will vomit up what little you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.
9 Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
- KJV
- For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
- WEB
- for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
- ASV
- For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.
- DARBY
- 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.
- BLB
- For like one who calculates in his soul, so [is] he—“Eat and drink,” he says to you, and his heart [is] not with you.
- ÅB
- For som han tenker i sin sjel, så er han; et og drikk, sier han til deg, men hans hjerte er ikke med deg.
- OTB
- for slik han tenker i sitt indre, slik er han. Han sier til deg: "Spis og drikk," men hans hjerte er ikke virkelig med deg.
- B1930
- For som han tenker i sin sjel, så er han; et og drikk, sier han til dig, men hans hjerte er ikke med dig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 12:2
They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
Read in contextPsalms 55:21
His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
Read in contextJudges 16:15
“How can you say, ‘I love you,’” she asked, “when your heart is not with me? This is the third time you have mocked me and failed to reveal to me the source of your great strength!”
Read in contextMatthew 9:3–4
On seeing this, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming!”
Read in contextLuke 11:37–54
As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.
Read in contextLuke 7:39
When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a sinner!”
Read in contextDaniel 11:27
And the two kings, with their hearts bent on evil, will speak lies at the same table, but to no avail, for still the end will come at the appointed time.
Read in contextProverbs 19:22
The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.
Read in context