"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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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.”...
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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...
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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...
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THINKETH, &C.. estimates himself.
HEART. soul. Hebrew. _nephesh_....
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_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...
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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....
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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 ...
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1. RV 'him that is before thee.' Do not excite his contempt....
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 23
V1 When a ruler invites you for a meal, be careful!
Think, before you eat!
V2 If you might be greedy, then hold your knife near your neck!...
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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....
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כִּ֤י ׀ כְּמֹו ־שָׁעַ֥ר בְּ נַפְשֹׁ֗ו
כֶּ֫ן ־ה֥וּא אֱכֹ֣ל וּ֭ שְׁתֵה
יֹ֣אמַר לָ֑ךְ וְ֝ לִבֹּ֗ו...
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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...
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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 proverbial, it takes the form of longer discourses...
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_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,...
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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...
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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
follow...
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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...
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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:_ -...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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Proverbs 23:7 thinks H8176 (H8804) heart H5315 Eat H398 (H8798) drink
H8354 (H8798) says H559 (H8799) heart H3820
as - Proverbs 19:22; Matthew 9:3-4; Luke 7:39
Eat - Judges 16:15
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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 in...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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2 Samuel 13:26; Daniel 11:27; Judges 16:15; Luke 11:37; Luke 7:39;
Matthew 9:3; Matthew 9:4; Proverbs 19:22; Psalms 12:2; Psalms 55:21...
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So is he — You are not to judge of him by his words, but by the
constant temper of his mind....