What is desirable in a person is his fidelity; better to be a poor person than a liar.
Proverbs 23:7 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised for it’s like someone calculating inwardly. , ‘Eat and drink,’ he says to you, but his heart is not with you. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. As one who reckons, he says to you, eat and drink, yet his heart is not with you [but is grudging the cost]. American Standard Version (1901) For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee. Common English Bible because they are like a hair in the throat. They say to you, “Eat and drink!” but they don’t mean it. Catholic Public Domain Version For, like a seer and an interpreter of dreams, he presumes what he does not know. "Eat and drink," he will say to you; and his mind is not with you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |
What is desirable in a person is his fidelity; better to be a poor person than a liar.
Smooth lips with an evil heart are like glaze on an earthen vessel.
A hateful person disguises himself with his speech and harbours deceit within.
When he speaks graciously, don’t believe him, for there are seven detestable things in his heart.
The two kings, whose hearts are bent on evil, will speak lies at the same table but to no avail, for still the end will come at the appointed time.
When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, ‘This man, if he were a prophet, would know who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him #– #she’s a sinner! ’
‘How can you say, “I love you,” ’ she told him, ‘when your heart is not with me? This is the third time you have mocked me and not told me what makes your strength so great! ’