They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor:\par\tab With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.
Proverbs 23:7 - American Standard Version 2015 For as he thinketh within himself, so is he:\par\tab Eat and drink, saith he to thee;\par\tab But his heart is not with thee. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor:\par\tab With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.
His mouth was smooth as butter,\par\tab But his heart was war:\par\tab His words were softer than oil,\par\tab Yet were they drawn swords.
That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness;\par\tab And a poor man is better than a liar.
Fervent lips and a wicked heart\par\tab Are {\i like} an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips;\par\tab But he layeth up deceit within him:
When he speaketh fair, believe him not;\par\tab For there are seven abominations in his heart:
And as for both these kings, their hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table: but it shall not prosper; for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.\par
Now when the Pharisee that had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him, that she is a sinner.
And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thy heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.