Proverbs 23:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For as he thinksשָׁעַ֥ר
(sha·'ar)
8176: to calculate, reckona prim. root
within himself,בְּנַפְשֹׁ֗ו
(be·naf·shov)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
soכֶּ֫ן־
(ken-)
3651: so, thusa prim. adverb
he is. He saysיֹ֣אמַר
(yo·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to you, "Eatאֱכֹ֣ל
(e·chol)
398: to eata prim. root
and drink!"וּ֭שְׁתֵה
(u·she·teh)
8354: to drinka prim. root
But his heartוְ֝לִבֹּ֗ו
(ve·lib·bov)
3820: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom the same as lebab
is not with you. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
For as he thinketh
sha`ar  (shaw-ar')
to split or open, i.e. (literally) to act as gate-keeper; (figuratively) to estimate -- think.
in his heart
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
so is he Eat
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
and drink
shathah  (shaw-thaw')
to imbibe -- assuredly, banquet, certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk (-ard), surely.
saith
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
he to thee but his heart
leb  (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
is not with thee
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For as he thinks within himself, so he is. He says to you, "Eat and drink!" But his heart is not with you.

King James Bible
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
for it's like someone calculating inwardly." Eat and drink," he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

International Standard Version
for as he thinks within himself, so he is. "Eat and drink!" he'll say to you, but his heart won't be with you.

NET Bible
for he is like someone calculating the cost in his mind. "Eat and drink," he says to you, but his heart is not with you;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For just as a man swallows a bristle hair, so you eat and drink with him and his mind is not with you.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
As he calculates the cost to himself, this is what he does: He tells you, "Eat and drink," but he doesn't really mean it.

King James 2000 Bible
For as he thinks in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, says he to you; but his heart is not with you.
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