Matthew Henry · Verses 6–8
Read Matthew Henry on Proverbs 23 →Proverbs 23:7
for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
World English Bible
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WEBBE
for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
BSB
for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
KJV
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
ASV
For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.
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.
Original Hebrew
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כִּי
ki
for
H3588
כְּמוֹ־
ke·mov-
as
H3644
שָׁעַר
sha·'ar
he calculates
H8176
בְּנַפְשׁוֹ
be·naf·sho
in self his
H5315
כֶּן־
ken-
[is] so
H3651
הוּא
hu'
he
H1931
אֱכֹל
'e·khol
eat
H398
וּשְׁתֵה
u·she·teh
and drink
H8354
יֹאמַר
yo·mar
he says
H559
לָךְ
lakh
to you
H9032
וְלִבּוֹ
ve·li·bo
and heart his
H3820
בַּל־
bal-
not
H1077
עִמָּךְ
'i·makh
[is] with you
H5973
Commentary
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