Proverbs 23:7
For, like a seer and an interpreter of dreams, he presumes what he does not know. “Eat and drink,” he will say to you; and his mind is not with you.
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In Context
6Do not eat with an envious man, and do not desire his foods.
8The foods that you had eaten, you will vomit up. And you will lose the beauty in your words.
Cross References
2 Samuel 13:26And Absalom said, “If you are not willing to come, I beg you, at least let my brother Amnon come with us.” And the king said to him, “It is not necessary that he go with you.”
Proverbs 26:23In the same manner as an earthen vessel, if it were adorned with impure silver, conceited lips are allied with a wicked heart.
Matthew 9:3And behold, some of the scribes said within themselves, “He is blaspheming.”
Luke 11:37And as he was speaking, a certain Pharisee asked him to eat with him. And going inside, he sat down to eat.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 23:7-9
6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: 7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee. 8 The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words. Those that are voluptuous and given to appetite ( v. 2 ) are glad to be where there is good cheer stirring, and those that are covetous and saving, that they may spare at home, will be glad to get a dinner at another man's table; and… Read the whole commentary →