thinketh, &c.. estimates himself.
heart. soul. Hebrew. nephesh.
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.”
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...
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, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee. For as he thinketh in his heart (...
1. RV 'him that is before thee.' Do not excite his contempt.
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 t...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 23:1-20 A hexastich closely connected with the last verse of the preceding chapter, as if the warning was addressed to...
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...
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...
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.