Proverbs 23:7

7 because they are like a hair in the throat. They say to you, "Eat and drink!" but they don't mean it.

Proverbs 23:7 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 23:7

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.

Proverbs 23:7 In-Context

5 When your eyes fly to wealth it is gone; it grows wings like an eagle and flies heavenward.

6 Don't eat food with stingy people; don't long for their delicacies,

7 because they are like a hair in the throat. They say to you, "Eat and drink!" but they don't mean it.

8 You will eat scraps and vomit them out. You will waste your pleasant words.

9 Don't speak in the ears of fools, for they will scorn your insightful words.

Footnotes

• [a] LXX; Heb uncertain