Proverbs 23:7

Bishops' Bible (1568)

For as though he thought it in his heart, he saith, eate and drinke: where as his heart is not with thee.

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  • Ps 12:2 : 2 Euery one vseth vayne talke with his neyghbour: and speaketh with a double heart out of flatteryng lippes.
  • Ps 55:21 : 21 The wordes of his mouth were softer then butter, yet warre was in his heart: his wordes were smother then oyle, and yet be they very swordes.
  • Judg 16:15 : 15 And she sayde vnto him agayne: How canst thou saye I loue thee, when thyne heart is not with me? Thou hast mocked me this three tymes, and hast not tolde me wherin thy great strength lyeth.
  • Luke 11:37-54 : 37 And as he spake, a certaine pharisee besought hym to dyne with hym: and Iesus went in, & sate downe to meate. 38 When the pharisee sawe it, he marueyled that he had not first wasshed before dynner. 39 And the Lorde said vnto him: Now do ye pharisees make cleane the outsyde of the cuppe, and the platter, but the inward part is full of your rauenyng and wickednesse. 40 Ye fooles, dyd not he that made that whiche is without, make that which is within also? 41 But rather geue almes of those thynges which are within, and beholde all thynges are cleane vnto you. 42 But wo vnto you pharisees: for ye tithe mint & rue, and al maner hearbes, and passe ouer iudgement, and the loue of God: These ought ye to haue done, and yet not to leaue the other vndone. 43 Wo vnto you pharisees: for ye loue the vppermost seates in ye synagogues, and greetynges in the markettes. 44 Wo vnto you scribes and pharisees, ye hypocrites: for ye are as graues which appeare not, and the men that walke ouer them, are not ware of them. 45 Then aunswered one of the lawyers, and sayde vnto him: Maister, thus saying, thou puttest vs to rebuke also. 46 And he sayde, Wo vnto you also ye lawyers: for ye lade me with burthens greeuous to be borne, and ye your selues touche not ye burthens with one of your fyngers. 47 Wo vnto you, ye buylde the sepulchres of the prophetes, and your fathers kylled them. 48 Truely, ye beare witnesse that ye alowe the deedes of your fathers: for they kylled them, and ye buylde their sepulchres. 49 Therfore saide the wisedome of God, I wyl sende them prophetes and apostles, and some of them they shall slaye and persecute: 50 That the blood of all the prophetes, which is shedde, from the foundation of the worlde, may be required of this generation, 51 From the blood of Abel, vnto ye blood of Zacharie, whiche perished betwene the aulter & the temple: Ueryly I saye vnto you, it shalbe required of this nation. 52 Wo vnto you lawyers: for ye haue taken away the keye of knowledge, ye entred not in your selues, and them that came in, ye forbad. 53 When he thus spake vnto them, the lawyers & the pharisees began to vrge hym vehemently, and to prouoke hym to speake many thynges. 54 Laying wayte for hym, and sekyng to catche somethyng out of his mouth, wherby they myght accuse hym.
  • Luke 7:39 : 39 When the pharisee which had bydden hym, sawe, he spake within hym selfe, saying: If this man were a prophete, he woulde surely knowe who, & what maner of woman this is, that touched hym, for she is a sinner.
  • Prov 19:22 : 22 It is a mans worship to do good: and a poore man is better then a lyer.
  • Dan 11:27 : 27 These two kinges hartes shalbe to do mischiefe, & they shall talke of deceipt at one table, but it shal not prosper, for yet the ende shalbe at ye time appointed.
  • Matt 9:3-4 : 3 And beholde, certayne of the Scribes sayde, within them selues: This man blasphemeth. 4 And whe Iesus saw their thoughtes, he sayde: Wherefore thynke ye euyll in your heartes?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 8The morsels that thou hast eaten shalt thou parbreake, and loose those sweete wordes.

  • 6Eate thou not the bread of hym that hath an euyll eye: neither desire thou his daintie meate.

  • Prov 23:1-3
    3 verses
    74%

    1When thou sittest to eate with a noble man, consider diligently what is set before thee.

    2Measure thyne appetite if it be gredyly set.

    3Be not desirous of his daintie meates, for meate begyleth and deceaueth.

  • 2Euery mans way seemeth right in his owne eyes: but the Lorde pondereth the heart.

  • 2Of the fruite of a wise mans mouth shall eche man eate good thynges: but the wicked shall eate of the fruite of the transgressours.

  • 22for thyne owne heart knoweth that thou thy self also hast ofttimes spoken euyll by other men.

  • 7Howbeit, his meaning is not so, neither thinketh his heart on this fashion: But he imagineth howe he may roote out and destroy muche people.

  • 6When ye did eate also & drincke, did ye not eate & drincke for your owne selues?

  • 25But when he speaketh fayre, beleue hym not: for there are seuen abhominations in his heart.

  • 19Like as in one water there appeare diuers faces: euen so diuers men haue diuers heartes.

  • Ps 36:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2For he flattereth him selfe in his owne sight: so that his iniquitie is found worthy of hatred.

    3The wordes of his mouth are vnrighteous and full of deceipt: he hath left of to behaue him selfe wisely & to do good.

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    17Do not ye yet vnderstande, that whatsoeuer entreth in at the mouth, goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?

    18But those thynges which proceade out of the mouth, come foorth from the heart, and they defyle the man.

  • Prov 16:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1A man may wel purpose a thyng in his heart: but the aunswere of the tongue commeth of the Lorde.

    2A man thynketh all his wayes to be cleane: but it is the Lorde that iudgeth the myndes.

  • 45A good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, bringeth foorth that which is good: And an euyll man, out of the euyll treasure of his heart, bryngeth foorth that which is euyll. For of the aboundaunce of the heart, his mouth speaketh.

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    19My sonne geue eare and be wyse, and set straight thyne heart in the way of the Lorde.

    20Kepe not company with wine bibbers, and riotous eaters of fleshe:

  • Mark 7:19-21
    3 verses
    70%

    19Because it entreth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purgyng all meates?

    20And he sayde: That which commeth out of a man, defyleth the man.

    21For from within, euen out of the heart of men, proceade euyll thoughtes, adulterie, fornication, murther,

  • 7Go thou thy way then, eate thy bread with ioy, & drinke thy wine with a glad heart, for thy workes please god:

  • 21For, where your treasure is, there wyll your heart be also.

  • 20A mans belly shalbe satisfied with the fruite of his owne mouth, and with the encrease of his lippes shall he be filled.

  • 14A backe slydyng heart shalbe fylled with his owne wayes: but a good man shall depart from hym.

  • 9Among all thynges, man hath the most deceiptfull and stubburne heart: Who shall then knowe it?

  • 31They come vnto thee as the people vseth to come, and my people syt before thee, and heare thy wordes, but they do not therafter: for in their mouthes they make a iest of them, and their heart goeth after their couetousnes.

  • 3For if any man seeme to him selfe that he is somewhat, when he is nothyng, the same deceaueth hymselfe in his owne fansie.

  • 25The righteous eateth and is satisfied: but the belly of the vngodly hath neuer enough.

  • 30Men do not vtterly despise a thiefe that stealeth to satisfie his soule, when he is hungrie:

  • 26He that trusteth in his owne heart is a foole: but he that dealeth wisely shalbe safe.

  • 6But yf any of them came to visite me, he spake vanitie: his heart conceaued vngodlynesse within hym selfe, & when he came foorth a doores he vttered it.

  • 34For where your treasure is, there wyl your hearte be also.

  • 19So that when he heareth the wordes of this othe, he blesse hym selfe in his heart, saying: I shall haue peace, I wyll walke in the meanyng of myne owne heart: to put the drunken to the thirstie.

  • 5Yea in deede the proude man is as he that transgresseth by wine, therfore shall he not endure, because he hath enlarged his desire as the hell, & is as death, and can not be satisfied, but gathereth vnto him all nations, and heapeth vnto him all people.

  • 14The heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng doth seke knowledge: but the mouth of fooles is fed with foolishnesse.

  • 14It is naught, it is naught (saith he that byeth): but when he commeth to his owne house, then he boasteth of his peny worth.

  • 6But the nigarde wyll speake nigardlye, and his heart wyll worke euyll, and play the hypocrite, and imagine abhominations against God, to make the hungry leane, and to withholde drinke from the thirstie.

  • 14Man shalbe satisfied with good thinges: by the fruite of his mouth, and after the workes of his handes shall he be rewarded.

  • 21If thyne enemie hunger, feede hym, if he thirst, geue him drinke:

  • 9A man deuiseth a way in his heart: but it is the Lorde that ordereth his goynges.

  • 30A mery heart is the lyfe of the body: but enuie consumeth away the bones.

  • 7He that is full, abhorreth an honye combe: but vnto hym that is hungrye, euery sowre thing is sweete.

  • 7All the labour that a man taketh, is for him selfe, and yet his desire is neuer fylled after his mynde.

  • 2For their heart imagineth to do hurt, and their lippes talke mischiefe.

  • 20Thus doth he but lose his labour, and his heart whiche is deceaued doth turne hym aside, so that none of them can haue a free conscience to thinke, Do not I erre?

  • 12If thou wylt say, beholde I knewe not of it: doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? And he that kepeth thy soule, knoweth he it not? Shall not he also recompence euery man according to his workes?