Proverbs 23:7
for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
World Messianic Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
6Don’t eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, and don’t crave his delicacies,
8You will vomit up the morsel which you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.
Cross References
2 Samuel 13:26Then Absalom said, “If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us.” The king said to him, “Why should he go with you?”
Psalms 55:21His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
Proverbs 26:23Like silver dross on an earthen vessel are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.
Matthew 9:3Behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man blasphemes.”
Luke 11:37Now as he spoke, a certain Pharisee 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 →