Proverbs 23:7

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For as the thoughts of his heart are, so is he: Take food and drink, he says to you; but his heart is not with you.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 12:2 : 2 Everyone says false words to his neighbour: their tongues are smooth in their talk, and their hearts are full of deceit.
  • Ps 55:21 : 21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, but they were sharp swords.
  • Judg 16:15 : 15 And she said to him, Why do you say you are my lover when your heart is not mine? Three times you have made sport of me, and have not made clear to me the secret of your great strength.
  • Luke 11:37-54 : 37 Now, while he was talking, a Pharisee made a request that he would come to a meal with him; and he went in and took his seat at the meal. 38 And when the Pharisee saw it, he was surprised because he came to the meal without first washing himself. 39 And the Lord said to him, You Pharisees make the outside of the cup and the plate clean; but inside you are thieves and full of evil. 40 O you foolish ones! did not he who made the outside in the same way make the inside? 41 But if you give to the poor such things as you are able, then all things are clean to you. 42 But a curse is on you, Pharisees! for you make men give a tenth of every sort of plant, and give no thought to right and the love of God; but it is right for you to do these things, and not let the others be undone. 43 A curse is on you, Pharisees! for your desires are for the most important seats in the Synagogues and for words of respect said to you in the market-place. 44 A curse is on you! for you are like the resting-places of dead men, which are not seen, and men go walking over them without knowledge of it. 45 And one of the teachers of the law, answering, said to him, Master, in saying this, you give a bad name to us as to them. 46 And he said, A curse is on you, teachers of the law! for while other men are crushed under the weight of the rules you make for them, you yourselves do not put so much as one finger to them. 47 A curse is on you! for you make resting-places for the bodies of the prophets, but your fathers put them to death. 48 So you are witnesses and give approval to the work of your fathers; for they put them to death and you make their last resting-places. 49 For this reason the wisdom of God has said, I will send them prophets and teachers, and to some of them they will give death and cruel pains; 50 So that punishment may come on this generation for the blood of all the prophets which was given from the earliest days; 51 From the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, who was put to death between the altar and the Temple. Yes, I say to you, It will come on this generation. 52 A curse is on you, teachers of the law! for you have taken away the key of knowledge: you did not go in yourselves, and you got in the way of those who were going in. 53 And when he had come out of that place, the scribes and the Pharisees came round him angrily, questioning him about more things; 54 And watching him, for a chance to get something from his words which might be used against him.
  • Luke 7:39 : 39 Now when the Pharisee in whose house he was saw it, he said to himself, This man, if he was a prophet, would be conscious what sort of woman this is who has put her hands on him, that she is a sinner.
  • Prov 19:22 : 22 The ornament of a man is his mercy, and a poor man is better than one who is false.
  • Dan 11:27 : 27 And as for these two kings, their hearts will be fixed on doing evil and they will say false words at one table; but it will come to nothing: for the end will be at the time fixed.
  • Matt 9:3-4 : 3 And some of the scribes said among themselves, This man has no respect for God. 4 And Jesus, having knowledge of what was in their minds, said, Why are your thoughts evil?

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    8 The food which you have taken will come up again, and your pleasing words will be wasted.

  • Prov 23:6
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    6 Do not take the food of him who has an evil eye, or have any desire for his delicate meat:

  • Prov 23:1-3
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    1 When you take your seat at the feast with a ruler, give thought with care to what is before you;

    2 And put a knife to your throat, if you have a strong desire for food.

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  • Prov 21:2
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    2 Every way of a man seems right to himself, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.

  • Prov 13:2
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    2 A man will get good from the fruit of his lips, but the desire of the false is for violent acts.

  • Eccl 7:22
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    22 Your heart has knowledge how frequently others have been cursed by you.

  • Isa 10:7
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    7 But this is not what is in his mind, and this is not his design; but his purpose is destruction, and the cutting off of more and more nations.

  • Zech 7:6
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    6 And when you are feasting and drinking, are you not doing it only for yourselves?

  • Prov 26:25
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    25 When he says fair words, have no belief in him; for in his heart are seven evils:

  • Prov 27:19
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    19 Like face looking at face in water, so are the hearts of men to one another.

  • Ps 36:2-3
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    2 For he takes comfort in the thought that his sin will not be uncovered and hated.

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  • Matt 15:17-18
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    17 Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth goes on into the stomach, and is sent out as waste?

    18 But the things which come out of the mouth come from the heart; and they make a man unclean.

  • Prov 16:1-2
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    1 The designs of the heart are man's, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.

    2 All a man's ways are clean to himself; but the Lord puts men's spirits into his scales.

  • Luke 6:45
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    45 The good man, out of the good store of his heart, gives good things; and the evil man, out of his evil store, gives evil: for out of the full store of the heart come the words of the mouth.

  • Prov 23:19-20
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    19 Give ear, my son, and be wise, guiding your heart in the right way.

    20 Do not be among those who give themselves to wine-drinking, or among those who make themselves full with meat:

  • Mark 7:19-21
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    19 Because it goes not into the heart but into the stomach, and goes out with the waste? He said this, making all food clean.

    20 And he said, That which comes out of the man, that makes the man unclean.

    21 Because from inside, from the heart of men, come evil thoughts and unclean pleasures,

  • Eccl 9:7
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    7 Come, take your bread with joy, and your wine with a glad heart. God has taken pleasure in your works.

  • Matt 6:21
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    21 For where your wealth is, there will your heart be.

  • Prov 18:20
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    20 With the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach will be full; the produce of his lips will be his in full measure.

  • Prov 14:14
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    14 He whose heart is turned away will have the reward of his ways in full measure; but a good man will have the reward of his doings.

  • Jer 17:9
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    9 The heart is a twisted thing, not to be searched out by man: who is able to have knowledge of it?

  • Ezek 33:31
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    31 And they come to you as my people come, and are seated before you as my people, hearing your words but doing them not: for deceit is in their mouth and their heart goes after profit for themselves.

  • Gal 6:3
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    3 For if a man has an idea that he is something when he is nothing, he is tricked by himself.

  • Prov 13:25
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    25 The upright man has food to the full measure of his desire, but there will be no food for the stomach of evil-doers.

  • Prov 6:30
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    30 Men do not have a low opinion of a thief who takes food when he is in need of it:

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    26 He whose faith is in himself is foolish; but everyone walking wisely will be kept safe.

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    6 If one comes to see me, deceit is in his heart; he keeps a store of evil, which he makes public in every place.

  • Luke 12:34
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    34 For where your wealth is, there will your heart be.

  • Deut 29:19
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    19 If such a man, hearing the words of this oath, takes comfort in the thought that he will have peace even if he goes on in the pride of his heart, taking whatever chance may give him:

  • Hab 2:5
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    5 A curse on the cruel and false one! the man full of pride, who never has enough; who makes his desires wide as the underworld! he is like death; he is never full, but he makes all nations come to him, getting all peoples together to himself.

  • Prov 15:14
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    14 The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.

  • Prov 20:14
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    14 A poor thing, a poor thing, says he who is giving money for goods: but when he has gone on his way, then he makes clear his pride in what he has got.

  • Isa 32:6
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    6 For the foolish man will say foolish things, having evil thoughts in his heart, working what is unclean, and talking falsely about the Lord, to keep food from him who is in need of it, and water from him whose soul is desiring it.

  • Prov 12:14
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    14 From the fruit of his mouth will a man have good food in full measure, and the work of a man's hands will be rewarded.

  • Prov 25:21
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    21 If your hater is in need of food, give him bread; and if he is in need of drink, give him water:

  • Prov 16:9
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    9 A man may make designs for his way, but the Lord is the guide of his steps.

  • Prov 14:30
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    30 A quiet mind is the life of the body, but envy is a disease in the bones.

  • Prov 27:7
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    7 The full man has no use for honey, but to the man in need of food every bitter thing is sweet.

  • Eccl 6:7
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    7 All the work of man is for his mouth, and still he has a desire for food.

  • Prov 24:2
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    2 For the purposes of their hearts are destruction, and their lips are talking of trouble.

  • Isa 44:20
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    20 As for him whose food is the dust of a dead fire, he has been turned from the way by a twisted mind, so that he is unable to keep himself safe by saying, What I have here in my hand is false.

  • Prov 24:12
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    12 If you say, See, we had no knowledge of this: does not the tester of hearts give thought to it? and he who keeps your soul, has he no knowledge of it? and will he not give to every man the reward of his work?