7Because like a soothsayer, and diviner, he thinketh that which he knoweth not. Eat and drink, will he say to thee: and his mind is not with thee.


In Context

4 Labour not to be rich: but set bounds to thy prudence.

5 Lift not up thy eyes to riches which thou canst not have: because they shall make themselves wings like those of an eagle, and shall fly towards heaven.

6 Eat not with an envious man, and desire not his meats:

7 Because like a soothsayer, and diviner, he thinketh that which he knoweth not. Eat and drink, will he say to thee: and his mind is not with thee.

8 The meats which thou hadst eaten, thou shalt vomit up: and shalt loose thy beautiful words.

9 Speak not in the ears of fools: because they will despise the instruction of thy speech.

Proverbs 23:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:7For as he thinketh in his heart, so [is] he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart [is] not with thee.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:7for he is the kind of man who is always thinking about the cost. "Eat and drink," he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:7For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:7For as he thinketh in his soul, so is he. Eat and drink! will he say unto thee; but his heart is not with thee.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:7For as he reckoneth within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:7For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:7for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. |Eat and drink!| he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:7For as he hath thought in his soul, so is he, 'Eat and drink,' saith he to thee, And his heart is not with thee.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:7For as he thinks in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, said he to you; but his heart is not with you.