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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,{HR}And a poor man [is] better than a liar. (Prov. 19:22)
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Matt. 9:3‑4• 3{i}And behold, certain of the scribes said to themselves, This [man] blasphemes.{/i}
 4{i}And Jesus, seeing their thoughts, said, Why do ye think evil things in your hearts?{/i} (Matt. 9:3‑4)
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Luke 7:39• 39{i}And the Pharisee who had invited him, seeing it, spoke with himself saying,{/i} This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him, for she is a sinner. (Luke 7:39)
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Judg. 16:15• 15{i}Then 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.{/i} (Judg. 16:15)
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2 Sam. 13:26‑28• 26{i}And 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?{/i}
 27{i}But Absalom pressed him; and he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.{/i}
 28{i}And 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.{/i} (2 Sam. 13:26‑28)
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Psa. 12:2• 2They speak falsehood, every one with his neighbour;{HR}[With] a flattering lip, with a double heart do they speak. (Psa. 12:2)
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Psa. 55:21• 21Smooth as butter was his mouth,{HR}And war his heart;{HR}His words were softer than oil,{HR}And [yet] they are drawn swords. (Psa. 55:21)
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Dan. 11:27• 27Both these kings' 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. (Dan. 11:27)
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Luke 11:37‑54• 37{i}But as he spoke, a certain Pharisee asked him that he would dine with him; and entering in he placed himself at table.{/i}
 38{i}But the Pharisee seeing [it] wondered{/i} that he had not first washed before dinner.
 39{i}But the Lord{/i} said unto 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, hath not he who hath made the outside made the inside also?
 41{i}But{/i} rather give alms of what ye have: and, behold, all things are clean unto you.
 42{i}But{/i} woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe the mint and the 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, [scribes, and Pharisees, hypocrites] for ye are as the sepulchres which appear not, and the men walking over them do not know [it].
 45{i}And one of the doctors of the law answered{/i} and said to him, Teacher, in saying these things thou insultest us also.
 46{i}And he said,{/i} Woe unto you also, 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.
 47{i}Woe unto you, for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, but your fathers killed them.{/i}
 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 hath said, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of these they shall kill and drive out by persecution,
 50that the blood of all the prophets, which hath been poured out from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;
 51from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, who perished between the altar and the temple; yea, I say unto 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 {i}not{/i} 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 vehemently, 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.

W. Kelly Translation

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For as he thinketh in his soul, so [is] he.{HR}Eat and drink, saith he to thee;{HR}But his heart [is] not with thee.