Proverbs 23:7 - King 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. More versionsAmplified 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. English Standard Version 2016 for he is like one who is inwardly calculating. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you. |