Proverbs 23:7
כִּי ׀ כְּמוֹ ־ שָׁעַר בְּנַפְשׁוֹ כֶּן ־ הוּא אֱכֹל וּשְׁתֵה יֹאמַר לָךְ וְלִבּוֹ בַּל ־ עִמָּֽךְ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
In Context
6אַל ־ תִּלְחַם אֶת ־ לֶחֶם רַע עָיִן וְאַל ־ תתאו לְמַטְעַמֹּתָֽיו ׃
8פִּֽתְּךָ ־ אָכַלְתָּ תְקִיאֶנָּה וְשִׁחַתָּ דְּבָרֶיךָ הַנְּעִימִֽים ׃
Cross References
2 Samuel 13:26וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְשָׁלוֹם וָלֹא יֵֽלֶךְ ־ נָא אִתָּנוּ אַמְנוֹן אָחִי וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ הַמֶּלֶךְ לָמָּה יֵלֵךְ עִמָּֽךְ ׃
Psalms 55:21שָׁלַח יָדָיו בִּשְׁלֹמָיו חִלֵּל בְּרִיתֽוֹ ׃
Proverbs 26:23כֶּסֶף סִיגִים מְצֻפֶּה עַל ־ חָרֶשׂ שְׂפָתַיִם דֹּלְקִים וְלֶב ־ רָֽע ׃
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 →