Proverbs 23:7

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Proverbs 23:7 New King James Version (NKJV)

For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, But his heart is not with you.

Proverbs 23:6-8 The Message (MSG)

Don’t accept a meal from a tightwad; don’t expect anything special. He’ll be as stingy with you as he is with himself; he’ll say, “Eat! Drink!” but won’t mean a word of it. His miserly serving will turn your stomach when you realize the meal’s a sham.

Proverbs 23:7 King James Version (KJV)

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

Proverbs 23:7 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

For as he thinks within himself, so he is. He says to you, “Eat and drink!” But his heart is not with you.

Proverbs 23:7 New Century Version (NCV)

Selfish people are always worrying about how much the food costs. They tell you, “Eat and drink,” but they don’t really mean it.

Proverbs 23:7 American Standard Version (ASV)

For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.

Proverbs 23:7 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)

for he is the kind of person who is always thinking about the cost. ‘Eat and drink,’ he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

Proverbs 23:7 Amplified Bible (AMP)

For as he thinks in his heart, so is he [in behavior—one who manipulates]. He says to you, “Eat and drink,” Yet his heart is not with you [but it is begrudging the cost].

Proverbs 23:7 New Living Translation (NLT)

They are always thinking about how much it costs. “Eat and drink,” they say, but they don’t mean it.

Proverbs 23:7 The Passion Translation (TPT)

For as he thinks within himself, so is he. He will grudgingly say, “Go ahead and eat all you want,” but in his heart he resents the fact that he has to pay for your meal.

Proverbs 23:7 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)

for he is like one who is inwardly calculating. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.