Proverbs 23:7
for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. 2 “Eat and drink!” he says to you, 2 but his heart is not with you. 1
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In Context
6Don’t eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, 2 and don’t crave his delicacies: 2
8The morsel which you have eaten you shall vomit up, 2 and lose your good words. 1
Cross References
Psalms 55:21His mouth was smooth as butter, 2 but his heart was war. 1 His words were softer than oil, 2 yet they were drawn swords. 1
Proverbs 26:23Like silver dross on an earthen vessel 2 are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart. 1
Matthew 9:3Behold, some of the Torah-Teachers said to themselves, “This man blasphemes.”
Luke 11:37Now as he spoke, a certain Pharisee [Separated] asked him to dine with him. He went in, and sat at the table.
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 →