Proverbs 23:7
“For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
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…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Thinketh - The Hebrew verb is found here only, and probably means, “as he is all along in his heart, so is he (at last)…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 23:6-8
Those that are voluptuous and given to appetite (Pro 23:2) are glad to be where there is good cheer stirring, and those…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
thinketh in his heart Rather, reckoneth within himself, R.V. Not by his liberal words, "eat and drink," but by the…
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