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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4 additional translations▾
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4 additional translationsFor as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.
for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
For as he hath thought in his soul, so is he, `Eat and drink,' saith he to thee, And his heart is not with thee.
For as he thinketh in his soul, so is he. Eat and drink! will he say unto thee; but his heart is not with thee.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.