the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
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Proverbs 23:7
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for it’s like someone calculating inwardly.“Eat and drink,” he says to you,but his heart is not with you.
For as he thinks about the cost, so he is. "Eat and drink!" he says to you, But his heart is not with you.
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.
For as he thinks within himself, so he is. He says to you, "Eat and drink!" But his heart is not with you.
Selfish people are always worrying about how much the food costs. They tell you, "Eat and drink," but they don't really mean it.
For as he thinks in his heart, so is he [in behavior—one who manipulates]. He says to you, "Eat and drink," Yet his heart is not with you [but it is begrudging the cost].
For as he thinks about the cost, so he is. "Eat and drink!" he says to you, But his heart is not with you.
For as though he thought it in his heart, so will hee say vnto thee, Eate and drinke: but his heart is not with thee.
For as he calculates in his soul, so he is."Eat and drink!" he says to you,But his heart is not with you.
for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. "Eat and drink," he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
People like that take note of how much you eat. They say, "Take all you want!" But they don't mean it.
For he is like someone who keeps accounts — "Eat! Drink!" he says to you, but he doesn't really mean it.
For as he thinketh in his soul, so is he. Eat and drink! will he say unto thee; but his heart is not with thee.
They might tell you to eat and drink all you want, but they don't really mean it. They are the kind of people who are only thinking about the cost.
For he is like him that swallows pitch; in like manner you will eat and drink with him, but his heart is not with you.
"Come on and have some more," he says, but he doesn't mean it. What he thinks is what he really is.
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.
for as he reasons in his heart, so is he! He says to you, Eat and drink, but his heart is not with you.
for he hath a maruelous herte. He sayeth vnto ye: eate and drynke, where as his herte is not wt ye.
For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.
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.
For as one that hath reckoned within himself, so is he:
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eate, and drinke, sayth he to thee, but his heart is not with thee.
For as though he thought it in his heart, he saith, eate and drinke: where as his heart is not with thee.
so he eats and drinks as if any one should swallow a hair, and do not bring him in to thyself, nor eat thy morsel with him:
For as he reckoneth within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
for at the licnesse of a fals dyuynour and of a coniectere, he gessith that, that he knowith not. He schal seie to thee, Ete thou and drinke; and his soule is not with thee.
For as he thinks inside himself, so he is: Eat and drink, he says to you; But his heart is not with you.
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 someone calculating the cost in his mind. "Eat and drink," he says to you, but his heart is not with you;
For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. "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.
For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. He says to you, "Eat and drink!" But his heart is not with you.
for like a hair in the throat, so are they. "Eat and drink!" they say to you; but they do not mean it.
For, just as he hath thought in his own mind, so, he is: Eat and drink! he may say to thee, but, his heart, is not with thee.
Because, like a soothsayer, and diviner, he thinketh that which he knoweth not. Eat and drink, will he say to thee: and his mind is not with thee.
for he is like one who is inwardly reckoning. "Eat and drink!" he says to you; but his heart is not with you.
For as he hath thought in his soul, so [is] he, `Eat and drink,' saith he to thee, And his heart [is] not with thee.
For as he thinks within himself, so he is. He says to you, "Eat and drink!" But his heart is not with you.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
as: Proverbs 19:22, Matthew 9:3, Matthew 9:4, Luke 7:39
Eat: Judges 16:15, 2 Samuel 13:26-28, Psalms 12:2, Psalms 55:21, Daniel 11:27, Luke 11:37-54
Reciprocal: Judges 16:10 - now tell me 2 Chronicles 1:11 - this was Proverbs 10:20 - the heart Proverbs 24:9 - thought Daniel 11:24 - forecast his devices Luke 14:1 - they
Cross-References
The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening. Lot was sitting at the city gate. He saw them and got up to welcome them, bowing before them and said, "Please, my friends, come to my house and stay the night. Wash up. You can rise early and be on your way refreshed." They said, "No, we'll sleep in the street."
That's how Ephron's field next to Mamre—the field, its cave, and all the trees within its borders—became Abraham's property. The town council of Hittites witnessed the transaction. Abraham then proceeded to bury his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah that is next to Mamre, present-day Hebron, in the land of Canaan. The field and its cave went from the Hittites into Abraham's possession as a burial plot.
Friends come and friends go, but a true friend sticks by you like family.
Work at getting along with each other and with God. Otherwise you'll never get so much as a glimpse of God. Make sure no one gets left out of God's generosity. Keep a sharp eye out for weeds of bitter discontent. A thistle or two gone to seed can ruin a whole garden in no time. Watch out for the Esau syndrome: trading away God's lifelong gift in order to satisfy a short-term appetite. You well know how Esau later regretted that impulsive act and wanted God's blessing—but by then it was too late, tears or no tears.
Summing up: Be agreeable, be sympathetic, be loving, be compassionate, be humble. That goes for all of you, no exceptions. No retaliation. No sharp-tongued sarcasm. Instead, bless—that's your job, to bless. You'll be a blessing and also get a blessing. Whoever wants to embrace life and see the day fill up with good, Here's what you do: Say nothing evil or hurtful; Snub evil and cultivate good; run after peace for all you're worth. God looks on all this with approval, listening and responding well to what he's asked; But he turns his back on those who do evil things.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Thinketh - The Hebrew verb is found here only, and probably means, âas he is all along in his heart, so is he (at last) in act.â