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Sprueche 23:7

Listen to Sprueche 23:7
7 Denn wie er es abmißt in seiner Seele, so ist er. "Iß und trink!", spricht er zu dir, aber sein Herz ist nicht mit dir.

Sprueche 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.

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Sprueche 23:7 In-Context

5 Willst du deine Augen darauf hinfliegen lassen, und siehe, fort ist es? Denn sicherlich schafft es sich Flügel gleich dem Adler, der gen Himmel fliegt.
6 Iß nicht das Brot des Scheelsehenden, und laß dich nicht gelüsten nach seinen Leckerbissen.
7 Denn wie er es abmißt in seiner Seele, so ist er. "Iß und trink!", spricht er zu dir, aber sein Herz ist nicht mit dir.
8 Deinen Bissen, den du gegessen hast, mußt du ausspeien, und deine freundlichen Worte wirst du verlieren.
9 Rede nicht zu den Ohren eines Toren, denn er wird die Einsicht deiner Worte verachten.
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