Proverbs 23:7

Translations

Modern

…for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

Traditional

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

Literal

For like one who calculates in his soul, so is he—“Eat and drink,” he says to you, and his heart is not with you.

Latin

…quoniam in similitudinem arioli et conjectoris æstimat quod ignorat. Comede et bibe, dicet tibi; et mens ejus non est tecum.

Original

Hebrew

English

…for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

Notes

Proverbs 23:6–8

Proverbs highly values generosity (Proverbs 11:24–26; 21:13; 22:9).

Proverbs 22:17–24:22

This section is attributed to a group known as the wise, but their identity is unknown. There is a mention of thirty sayings (Proverbs 22:20). The wisdom sayings that follow can be divided into thirty sections. These sections are similar to an Egyptian work called the Instruction of Amenemope, which is also divided into thirty chapters.

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