Proverbs 23:7
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for he is the kind of person who is always thinking about the cost.a“Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
Read Proverbs 23:7 Using Other Translations
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
for he is like one who is inwardly calculating. "Eat and drink!" he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
They are always thinking about how much it costs. “Eat and drink,” they say, but they don’t mean it.
What does Proverbs 23:7 mean?
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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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