A moment in scripture
Proverbs 23:7
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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.
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 23:5
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
- Proverbs 23:6
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
- Proverbs 23:8
The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
- Proverbs 23:9
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.