Proverbs 23:7
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
For as he thinks in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, said he to you; but his heart is not with you.
American King James Version (AKJV)
For as he thinks in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, said he to you; but his heart is not with you.
American Standard Version (ASV)
For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
For as the thoughts of his heart are, so is he: Take food and drink, he says to you; but his heart is not with you.
Webster's Revision
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
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.
English Revised Version (ERV)
For as he reckoneth within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
Barnes's Proverbs 23:7 Bible Commentary
Thinketh - The Hebrew verb is found here only, and probably means, "as he is all along in his heart, so is he (at last) in act."
Wesley's Proverbs 23:7 Bible Commentary
23:7 So is he - You are not to judge of him by his words, but by the constant temper of his mind.
