PRO 23:7 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX ὃν τρόπον γὰρ εἴ τις καταπίοι τρίχα, οὕτως ἐσθίει καὶ πίνει· μηδὲ πρὸς σὲ εἰσαγάγῃς αὐτὸν, καὶ φάγῃς τὸν ψωμόν σου μετʼ αὐτοῦ,
(hon tropon gar ei tis katapioi triⱪa, houtōs esthiei kai pinei; maʸde pros se eisagagaʸs auton, kai fagaʸs ton psōmon sou metʼ autou, )

BrTr so he eats and drinks as if any one should swallow a hair, and do not bring him in to thyself, nor eat thy morsel with him:

ULT For like one who calculates in his soul, so he is.
⇔ “Eat and drink!” he will say to you,
⇔ but his heart is not with you.

UST because stingy people are always thinking about how much the food costs them.
⇔ They will tell you to eat and drink,
⇔ but they do not mean what they say.

BSB for he is keeping track,
⇔ inwardly counting the cost.[fn]
⇔ “Eat and drink,” he says to you,
⇔ but his heart is not with you.

23:7 Or for as he calculates in his soul, so is he

OEB for a reckoning soul has he.
⇔ He tells you to eat and drink,
⇔ but his heart is not with yours.

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

WMBB (Same as above)

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

LSV For as he has thought in his soul, so he [is]. “Eat and drink,” he says to you,
And his heart [is] not with you.

FBV for what they're thinking inside is what they really are. They say, “Come on, eat and drink!”—but in their minds they don't really care about you.[fn]

23:7 Literally, “his heart is not with you.”

T4T because he will be thinking about how much the food cost that you are eating.
⇔ He will say to you, “Eat and drink all that you want!”, but that is not what he will really be thinking.

LEB • [fn] so it is.[fn] “Eat and drink!” he will say to you, • but his heart will not be with you.

23:? Literally “soul,” or “inner self”

23:? Or “is he”

BBE 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.

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JPS For as one that hath reckoned within himself, so is he: 'Eat and drink', saith he to 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.

DRA Because like a soothsayer, and diviner, he thinketh that which he knoweth not. Eat and drink, will he say to thee: and his mind 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.

Drby 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.

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

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

KJB-1769 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
(For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith/says he to thee/you; but his heart is not with thee/you. )

KJB-1611 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eate, and drinke, sayth he to thee, but his heart is not with thee.
(For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eate, and drink, saith/says he to thee/you, but his heart is not with thee/you.)

Bshps For as though he thought it in his heart, he saith, eate and drinke: where as his heart is not with thee.
(For as though he thought it in his heart, he saith, eat and drink: where as his heart is not with thee/you.)

Gnva 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.
(For as though he thought it in his heart, so will he say unto thee/you, Eat and drink: but his heart is not with thee/you. )

Cvdl for he hath a maruelous herte. He sayeth vnto ye: eate and drynke, where as his herte is not wt ye.
(for he hath/has a marvellous heart. He sayeth unto ye/you_all: eat and drink, where as his heart is not with ye.)

Wycl for at the licnesse of a fals dyuynour and of a coniectere, he gessith that, that he knowith not. He schal seie to thee, Ete thou and drinke; and his soule is not with thee.
(for at the licnesse of a fals dyuynour and of a coniectere, he gessith that, that he knoweth/knows not. He shall say to thee/you, Ete thou/you and drink; and his soul is not with thee/you.)

Luth Denn wie ein Gespenst ist er inwendig. Er spricht: Iß und trink! und sein Herz ist doch nicht an dir.
(Because like a Gespenst is he inwendig. He spricht: Iß and trink! and his heart is though/but not at dir.)

ClVg quoniam in similitudinem arioli et conjectoris æstimat quod ignorat. Comede et bibe, dicet tibi; et mens ejus non est tecum.
(quoniam in similitudinem arioli and conyectoris æstimat that ignorat. Comede and bibe, dicet tibi; and mens his not/no it_is tecum. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּ֤י

that/for/because/then/when

For here indicates that what follows is a reason for the commands in the previous verse. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a reason for what came before. Alternate translation: “Don’t do those things because”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

כְּמוֹ־שָׁעַ֥ר

like calculating

The writer is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from the context if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “like one who calculates the cost of the food”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠נַפְשׁ֗⁠וֹ

in/on/at/with,throat,someone

Here, the writer uses soul to refer a person’s inner being or mind. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “in his inner being” or “in his mind”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

אֱכֹ֣ל וּ֭⁠שְׁתֵה יֹ֣אמַר לָ֑⁠ךְ

eat and,drink says to/for=you(fs)

If it would be more natural in your language, you could express this as an indirect quotation. Alternate translation: “He will tell you to eat and drink”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ֝⁠לִבּ֗⁠וֹ בַּל־עִמָּֽ⁠ךְ

and,heart,his not with,you

The phrase his heart is not with you is an idiom that means “he is not being sincere with you.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “but he is not speaking sincerely to you” or “but he is not being honest with you”

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