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Proverbs 23:7

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7For as he 1thinks within himself, so he is.

He says to you, “Eat and drink!”

But ahis heart is not with you.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit reckons in his soul

Cross references

  1. aProv 26:24, 25

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

for he is like one who is inwardly calculating.

“Eat and drink!” he says to you,

but his heart is not with you.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

for he is the kind of person

who is always thinking about the cost.

“Eat and drink,” he says to you,

but his heart is not with you.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

for it’s like someone calculating inwardly.

“Eat and drink,” he says to you,

but his heart is not with you.

NLTNew Living Translation

They are always thinking about how much it costs.

“Eat and drink,” they say, but they don’t mean it.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For, like hair in his throat, so it is.

“Eat and drink!” he will say to you,

but his heart will not be with you.

KJV 1900King James Version

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:

Eat and drink, saith he to thee;

But his heart is not with thee.