Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.
Proverbs 23:7 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. *Eat and drink!* he says to you, but his heart is not with you. 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. |
Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.
His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.
Like silver dross on an earthen vessel are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.
A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart.
When his speech is charming, don't believe him; for there are seven abominations in his heart.
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.
Now when the Parush who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, *This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what kind of woman this is who touches him, that she is a sinner.*
She said to him, How can you say, I love you, when your heart is not with me? you have mocked me these three times, and have not told me in which your great strength lies.