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Proverbs 23:7

World English Bible

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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Proverbs 23:7 in other translations

For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.

Proverbs 23:7 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 23:7 in context

  1. 5Why do you set your eyes on that which is not?
    For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.
  2. 6Don’t eat the food of him who has a stingy eye,
    and don’t crave his delicacies:
  3. 7for as he thinks about the cost, so he is.
    “Eat and drink!” he says to you,
    but his heart is not with you.
  4. 8The morsel which you have eaten you shall vomit up,
    and lose your good words.
  5. 9Don’t speak in the ears of a fool,
    for he will despise the wisdom of your words.