Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Proverbs 23:7
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.”
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.”
CHAPTER 23 INSTRUCTIONS CONTINUED The opening proverbs of this chapter treat of self-restraint in curbing the appetite and give manners to be observed in the presence of a superior. Warnings against r...
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 Proverbs 23:1 we should render consider diligently what (_m...
THINKETH, &C.. estimates himself. HEART. soul. Hebrew. _nephesh_....
_thinketh in his heart_ Rather, RECKONETH WITHIN HIMSELF, R.V. Not by his liberal words, "eat and drink," but by the mercenary reckoning of his heart, which is calculating meantime and grudging the co...
CHAPTER 23 TEXT Proverbs 23:1-12 1. When thou sittest to eat with a ruler Consider diligently him that is before thee; 2. And put a knife to thy throat, If thou be a man given to appetite. 3....
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 (GRUDGINGLY; NOT AS HIS KIND SPEECHES WOULD IMPLY), SO (I...
1. RV 'him that is before thee.' Do not excite his contempt....
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 23 V1 When a ruler invites you for a meal, be careful! Think, before you eat!...
Some people pretend to be our friends. But they do not care about us. They might say the right words. They might invite us to their homes. But they do not want to share their possessions with us. Inst...
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....
כִּ֤י ׀ כְּמֹו ־שָׁעַ֥ר בְּ נַפְשֹׁ֗ו כֶּ֫ן ־
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 it."- Proverbs 22:6 "Withhold not correction from the...
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 proverbial, it takes the form of longer discourses...
Like. Protestants, "as he thinketh is his heart, so is he: eat," &c. (Haydock) --- He is still convinced that his guests will ruin him: or "like one guarding, or trembling for his soul." Septuagint, ...
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 not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitf...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
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 discovered by his looks and actions, and by which he is t...
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 heart, so is he._] _Mens cuiusque is est quisque:_ -...
_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. _For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he_ Thou must...
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 guest takes. EAT AND DRINK, SAITH HE TO THEE, with a...
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 temper of his mind, which he hath fully discovered to...
Proverbs 23:7 thinks H8176 (H8804) heart H5315 Eat H398 (H8798) drink H8354 (H8798) says H559 ...
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 character. II. Christianity accepts and endorses this inw...
CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, his son. CONCLUSION: The indulgence of the appetites is a sin that easily besets us. We should apprehend ourselves to be in danger when...
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 thou be a man given to appetite._ How many have stained...
_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 thoughts. 3. God helps him in the exercise of that contro...
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 23:6. HIM THAT HATH AN EVIL EYE—_i.e._, the jealous man. _MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Proverbs 23:6_ FEIGNED GENEROSITY I. MEN’S INWARD LIFE AND FEELINGS ARE OFTEN...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 23:1 A hexastich closely connected with the last verse of the preceding chapter, as if the warning was addressed to the man of skill whom his talents had made the guest of kings....
Now the next three verses are coupled together. When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: And put a knife to your throat, if you be a man given to appetite. Be not de...
2 Samuel 13:26; Daniel 11:27; Judges 16:15; Luke 11:37; Luke 7:39;...
So is he — You are not to judge of him by his words, but by the constant temper of his mind....