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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.

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For as he thinks in his heart, so is he [in behavior—one who manipulates].
He says to you, “Eat and drink,”
Yet his heart is not with you [but it is begrudging the cost].

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They are always thinking about how much it costs.[a]
    “Eat and drink,” they say, but they don’t mean it.

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  1. 23:7 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.

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

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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.

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 23:7 Or for as he thinks within himself, / so he is; or for as he puts on a feast, / so he is