Proverbs 23:7
“For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.”
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Counter-Arguments
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Related Verses
“As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.”
“When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:”
“The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.”
“Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.”
“When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.”