The Meaning of Proverbs 23:7 Explained

Proverbs 23:7

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

YLT: 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.

Darby: For as he thinketh in his soul, so is he. Eat and drink! will he say unto thee; but his heart is not with thee.

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 23:7 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 23

1  Consider carefully what is before you

What do the individual words in Proverbs 23:7 mean?

for as he thinks in his heart so [is] he Eat and drink he says to you but his heart is not with you
כִּ֤י ׀ כְּמוֹ־ שָׁעַ֥ר בְּנַפְשׁ֗וֹ כֶּ֫ן־ ה֥וּא אֱכֹ֣ל וּ֭שְׁתֵה יֹ֣אמַר לָ֑ךְ וְ֝לִבּ֗וֹ בַּל־ עִמָּֽךְ

שָׁעַ֥ר  he  thinks 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁעַר  
Sense: to split open, reason out, calculate, reckon, estimate.
בְּנַפְשׁ֗וֹ  in  his  heart 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: נֶפֶשׁ  
Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.
כֶּ֫ן־  so 
Parse: Adverb
Root: כֵּן 
Sense: so, therefore, thus.
ה֥וּא  [is]  he 
Parse: Pronoun, third person masculine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
אֱכֹ֣ל  Eat 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
וּ֭שְׁתֵה  and  drink 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: שָׁתָה  
Sense: to drink.
יֹ֣אמַר  he  says 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לָ֑ךְ  to  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person feminine singular
וְ֝לִבּ֗וֹ  but  his  heart  is 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: לֵב 
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding.
עִמָּֽךְ  with  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person feminine singular
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.