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Proverbs 23:7-9
New International Version
Proverbs 23:7-9
New International Version
7 for he is the kind of person
who is always thinking about the cost.[a]
“Eat and drink,” he says to you,
but his heart is not with you.
8 You will vomit up the little you have eaten
and will have wasted your compliments.
Saying 10
9 Do not speak to fools,
for they will scorn your prudent words.(A)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:7 Or for as he thinks within himself, / so he is; or for as he puts on a feast, / so he is
Proverbs 23:7-9
New King James Version
Proverbs 23:7-9
New King James Version
7 For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.
“Eat and drink!” (A)he says to you,
But his heart is not with you.
8 The morsel you have eaten, you will vomit up,
And waste your pleasant words.
9 (B)Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,
For he will despise the wisdom of your words.
Proverbs 23:7-9
King James Version
Proverbs 23:7-9
King James Version
7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
8 The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
9 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
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