Proverbs 23:7

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he. — He is not really friendly and hospitable, as his words would imply, but he grudges every morsel thou takest, calculating its cost.

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 23:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thinketh - The Hebrew verb is found here only, and probably means, “as he is all along in his heart, so is he (at last) in act.”
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

It is possible to take these three verses together as a warning against treachery lurking in the dainties of a royal table. In that case, in Proverb...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

thinketh, &c. . estimates himself. heart . soul. Hebrew. nephesh .
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee. For as he thinketh in his heart (...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. RV 'him that is before thee.' Do not excite his contempt.
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 24 EDUCATION: THE PARENT'S THOUGHT OF THE CHILD "Train up a child according to his way, and even when he is old he will not depart from i...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

At the seventeenth verse of the previous chapter the section of the Book begins in which the method is slightly changed. While the teaching is still...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. Be...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For as he thinketh in his heart, so [is] he ,.... He is not the man his mouth speaks or declares him to be, but what his heart thinks; which is disc...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

For as he thinketh in his heart, so [is] he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart [is] not with thee. Ver. 7. For as he thinketh in his...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Eat not thou the bread of him that hath an evil eye Of an envious or covetous man, who secretly grudges thee the meat which is set before thee. Fo...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: 7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is h...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

As he thinketh in his heart, so is he: you are not to judge of him by his words, for so he professeth kindness, as it follows; but by the constant...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 23:6 . Him that hath an evil eye — i.e. , the jealous man. MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Proverbs 23:6-8 FEI...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Proverbs 23:7 I. This is the Hebrew way of telling us, in a casual word about feasting, that a man's inmost thinking is the true index to his char...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 23:1 . When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, and hast a princely feast before thee of meats and wines, put a knife to thy throat, if th...
The Biblical Illustrator

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he. The importance of a man’s thoughts 1. A man is as his thoughts. 2. A man has control over his tho...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 23:1-20 A hexastich closely connected with the last verse of the preceding chapter, as if the warning was addressed to...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 7. for as he thinketh in his heart, so is he, his true nature does not appear on the outside, but his calculating meanness counts every bite his...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 13:26-28 ; Daniel 11:27 ; Judges 16:15 ; Luke 11:37-54 ; Luke 7:39 ; Matthew 9:3 ; Matthew 9:4 ; Proverbs 19:22 ; Psalms 12:2 ; Ps...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

So is he — You are not to judge of him by his words, but by the constant temper of his mind.

⁷ For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 23:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Proverbs 23:7