Proverbs 23:7

King James Version 1611 (Original)

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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  • Ps 12:2 : 2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
  • 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, yet were they drawn swords.
  • Judg 16:15 : 15 And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.
  • Luke 11:37-54 : 37 And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat. 38 And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner. 39 And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness. 40 Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also? 41 But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you. 42 But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. 43 Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets. 44 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them. 45 Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also. 46 And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers. 47 Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. 48 Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres. 49 Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute: 50 That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; 51 From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation. 52 Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered. 53 And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things: 54 Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.
  • Luke 7:39 : 39 Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.
  • Prov 19:22 : 22 The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
  • Dan 11:27 : 27 And both these kings' hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.
  • Matt 9:3-4 : 3 And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. 4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?

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  • Prov 23:1-3
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    2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.

  • Prov 13:2
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    2A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.

  • Eccl 7:22
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    22For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.

  • Isa 10:7
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    7Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.

  • Zech 7:6
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    6And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?

  • Prov 26:25
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    25When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.

  • Prov 27:19
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    19As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.

  • Ps 36:2-3
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  • Matt 15:17-18
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    17Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?

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  • Prov 16:1-2
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    1The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.

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  • Luke 6:45
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    45A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

  • Prov 23:19-20
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    19Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

    20Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

  • Mark 7:19-21
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    19Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?

    20And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.

    21For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

  • Eccl 9:7
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    7Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.

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

  • Prov 18:20
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    20A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

  • Prov 14:14
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    14The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

  • Jer 17:9
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    9The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

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    31And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.

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    6And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

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    34For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

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    5Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:

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    14The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.

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    14It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

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    6For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

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    14A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.

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    21If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

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    9A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.

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    30A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

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    7The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

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    7All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

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    2For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

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    20He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?

  • Prov 24:12
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    12If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?