Proverbs 23:7
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.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
6Eat not with an envious man, and desire not his meats:
8The meats which thou hadst eaten, thou shalt vomit up: and shalt loose thy beautiful words.
Cross References
2 Samuel 13:26And Absalom said: If thou wilt not come, at least let my brother Amnon, I beseech thee, come with us. And the king said to him: It is not necessary that he should go with thee.
Psalms 55:21God shall hear, and the Eternal shall humble them. For there is no change with them, and they have not feared God:
Proverbs 26:23Swelling lips joined with a corrupt heart, are like an earthen vessel adorned with silver dross.
Matthew 9:3And behold some of the scribes said within themselves: He blasphemeth.
Luke 11:37And as he was speaking, a certain Pharisee prayed him, that he would dine with him. And he going in, 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 →