Verse 7

For as he thinks in his heart, so is he: "Eat and drink," he says to you; but his heart is not with you.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For han er slik som tenker i sitt hjerte; han sier: «Spis og drikk,» men hans hjerte er ikke med deg.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For han er slik i sin sjel som han tenker. Spis og drikk, sier han til deg, men hjertet hans er ikke med deg.

• Norsk King James

  For i sitt hjerte tenker han: 'Spis og drikk', men hans hjerte er ikke med deg.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For slik han tenker i sitt hjerte, slik er han; han sier til deg: Spis og drikk, men hans hjerte er ikke med deg.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For som en mann tenker i sin sjel, slik er han. 'Spis og drikk,' sier han til deg, men hans hjerte er ikke med deg.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For hvordan han tenker i sitt hjerte, slik er han: 'Spis og drikk', sier han til deg, men hans hjerte er ikke med deg.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For slik han tenker i sitt hjerte, slik er han. Han sier: ‘Spis og drikk,’ men hans hjerte er ikke hos deg.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  For hvordan han tenker i sitt hjerte, slik er han: 'Spis og drikk', sier han til deg, men hans hjerte er ikke med deg.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For som han tenker i sitt indre, slik er han. 'Spis og drikk,' sier han til deg, men hans hjerte er ikke med deg.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For as he thinks within himself, so is he. He says to you, 'Eat and drink,' but his heart is not with you.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Proverbs.23.7", "source": "כִּ֤י ׀ כְּמּוֹ שָׁעַ֥ר בְּנַפְשׁ֗וֹ כֶּ֫ן־ה֥וּא אֱכֹ֣ל וּ֭שְׁתֵה יֹ֣אמַר לָ֑ךְ וְ֝לִבּ֗וֹ בַּל־עִמָּֽךְ׃", "text": "For as *šāʿar bǝnap̄šô* so is he; *ʾěḵōl ûšṯēh* he *yōʾmar* to you, but *libbô bal-ʿimmāḵ*.", "grammar": { "*šāʿar*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - estimates/calculates/thinks", "*bǝnap̄šô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his soul/within himself", "*ʾěḵōl ûšṯēh*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - eat and drink", "*yōʾmar*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - says/will say", "*libbô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his heart", "*bal-ʿimmāḵ*": "negative particle + preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - not with you" }, "variants": { "*šāʿar bǝnap̄šô*": "estimates within himself/calculates in his mind/thinks in his soul", "*ʾěḵōl ûšṯēh*": "eat and drink", "*libbô bal-ʿimmāḵ*": "his heart is not with you/his thoughts are not favorably inclined toward you" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For han tenker i sitt indre: 'Spis og drikk,' sier han til deg, men hans hjerte er ikke med deg.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi ligesom han agter (dig) i sit Hjerte, saa er det; han skal sige til dig: Æd og drik, men hans Hjerte er ikke med dig.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For slik han tenker i sitt hjerte, slik er han: Spis og drikk, sier han til deg, men hjertet hans er ikke med deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For som han tenker i sitt hjerte, slik er han. "Spis og drikk!" sier han til deg, men hjertet hans er ikke med deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For slik han tenker i sitt hjerte, slik er han. 'Spis og drikk,' sier han til deg, men hans hjerte er ikke med deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For som han tenker i sitt hjerte, slik er han: 'Spis og drikk,' sier han til deg; men hans hjerte er ikke med deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For som hans tanker er i sitt hjerte, slik er han. Han sier til deg: Spis og drikk, men hans hjerte er ikke med deg.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  for he hath a maruelous herte. He sayeth vnto ye: eate and drynke, where as his herte is not wt ye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For as though he thought it in his heart, so will hee say vnto thee, Eate and drinke: but his heart is not with thee.

• 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.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For as he thinketh in his heart, so [is] he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart [is] not with thee.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For as he thinks about the cost, so he is. "Eat and drink!" he says to you, But his heart is not with you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.

• 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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. "Eat and drink!" he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  for he is like someone who has calculated the cost in his mind.“Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you;

Referenced Verses

• Ps 12:2 : 2 They speak vanity everyone with his neighbor: 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 they were drawn swords.
• Judg 16:15 : 15 Then she said to him, "How can you say, 'I love you,' when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times and have not told me where your great strength lies."
• Luke 11:37-54 : 37 And as he spoke, a certain Pharisee asked him to dine with him: and he went in and sat down to eat. 38 And when the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that he had not first washed before dinner. 39 And the Lord said to him, Now you Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of greed and wickedness. 40 Fools, did not he who made the outside make the inside also? 41 But rather give alms of such things as you have; and behold, all things are clean to you. 42 But woe to you, Pharisees! for you tithe mint and rue and every kind of herb, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone. 43 Woe to you, Pharisees! for you love the best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the markets. 44 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are like graves which are not seen, and the men who walk over them are not aware of them. 45 Then one of the lawyers answered and said to him, Teacher, by saying this you reproach us also. 46 And he said, Woe to you also, lawyers! for you load men with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers. 47 Woe to you! for you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. 48 Truly you bear witness that you approve the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and you build their tombs. 49 Therefore the wisdom of God also said, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall kill 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 to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the temple: truly I say to you, It shall be required of this generation. 52 Woe to you, lawyers! for you have taken away the key of knowledge: you did not enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in you hindered. 53 And as he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things: 54 Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something from his mouth, that they might accuse him.
• Luke 7:39 : 39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he spoke within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what sort of woman this is who touches 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 bent on evil, and they shall speak lies at the same table; but it shall not prosper, for the end shall be at the appointed time.
• Matt 9:3-4 : 3 And behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemes. 4 And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, Why do you think evil in your hearts?