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Proverbs 23

Prov. 23:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For as he thinketh
sha`ar (Hebrew #8176)
to split or open, i.e. (literally, but only as denominative from 8179) to act as gate-keeper (see 7778): (figuratively) to estimate
KJV usage: think.
Pronounce: shaw-ar'
Origin: a primitive root
in his heart
nephesh (Hebrew #5315)
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
KJV usage: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it.
Pronounce: neh'-fesh
Origin: from 5314
, so is he: Eat
'akal (Hebrew #398)
to eat (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: X at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, X freely, X in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, X quite.
Pronounce: aw-kal'
Origin: a primitive root
and drink
shathah (Hebrew #8354)
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: X assuredly, banquet, X certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk (X -ard), surely. (Prop. intensive of 8248.)
Pronounce: shaw-thaw'
Origin: a primitive root
, saith
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
he to thee; but his heart
leb (Hebrew #3820)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
KJV usage: + care for, comfortably, consent, X considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart((-ed)), X heed, X I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), X regard((-ed)), X themselves, X unawares, understanding, X well, willingly, wisdom.
Pronounce: labe
Origin: a form of 3824
is not with thee.

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Ministry on This Verse

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Prov. 19:22• 22The charm of a man is his kindness; and a poor man is better than a liar. (Prov. 19:22)
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Matt. 9:3‑4• 3And behold, certain of the scribes said to themselves, This man blasphemes.
 4And Jesus, seeing their thoughts, said, Why do *ye* think evil things in your hearts? (Matt. 9:3‑4)
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Luke 7:39• 39And the Pharisee who had invited him, seeing it, spoke with himself saying, This person if he were a prophet would have known who and what the woman is who touches him, for she is a sinner. (Luke 7:39)
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Judg. 16:15• 15Then she said to him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thy heart is not with me? these three times hast thou mocked me, and hast not told me in what is thy great strength. (Judg. 16:15)
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2 Sam. 13:26‑28• 26And Absalom said, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Why should he go with thee?
 27But Absalom pressed him; and he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.
 28And Absalom commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, Smite Amnon; then slay him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant. (2 Sam. 13:26‑28)
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Psa. 12:2• 2They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour: with flattering lip, with a double heart, do they speak. (Psa. 12:2)
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Psa. 55:21• 21Smooth were the milky words of his mouth, but his heart was war; his words were softer than oil, yet are they drawn swords. (Psa. 55:21)
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Dan. 11:27• 27And both these kings' hearts shall meditate mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper; for yet the end shall be at the time appointed. (Dan. 11:27)
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Luke 11:37‑54• 37But as he spoke, a certain Pharisee asked him that he would dine with him; and entering in he placed himself at table.
 38But the Pharisee seeing it wondered that he had not first washed before dinner.
 39But the Lord said to him, Now do ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but your inward parts are full of plunder and wickedness.
 40Fools, has not he who has made the outside made the inside also?
 41But rather give alms of what ye have, and behold, all things are clean to you.
 42But woe unto you, Pharisees, for ye pay tithes of mint and rue and every herb, and pass by the judgment and the love of God: these ye ought to have done, and not have left those aside.
 43Woe unto you, Pharisees, for ye love the first seat in the synagogues and salutations in the market-places.
 44Woe unto you, for ye are as the sepulchres which appear not, and the men walking over them do not know it.
 45And one of the doctors of the law answering says to him, Teacher, in saying these things thou insultest us also.
 46And he said, To you also woe, doctors of the law, for ye lay upon men burdens heavy to bear, and yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.
 47Woe unto you, for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, but your fathers killed them.
 48Ye bear witness then, and consent to the works of your fathers; for *they* killed them, and *ye* build their sepulchres.
 49For this reason also the wisdom of God has said, I will send to them prophets and apostles, and of these shall they kill and drive out by persecution,
 50that the blood of all the prophets which has been poured out from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,
 51from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zacharias, who perished between the altar and the house; yea, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.
 52Woe unto you, the doctors of the law, for ye have taken away the key of knowledge; yourselves have not entered in, and those who were entering in ye have hindered.
 53And as he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him urgently, and to make him speak of many things;
 54watching him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him. (Luke 11:37‑54)
• If entrapped by appetite, depend upon it, all his delicacies will prove unsatisfying, and pleasant agreeable words will be wasted: for in one way or another he will see that his favors are returned. (“Proverbs Twenty-Three” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For as he thinketh in his soul, so is he. Eat and drink! will he say unto thee; but his heart is not with thee.