Proverbs 23:7,12 - Compare All Versions

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for he is the kind of person who is always thinking about the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.

for he is like one who is inwardly calculating. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

Apply your heart to instruction and your ear to words of knowledge.

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

Commit yourself to instruction; listen carefully to words of knowledge.

for it’s like someone calculating inwardly.  , “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

Apply yourself to discipline and listen to words of knowledge.

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

Apply thine heart unto instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.

For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, But his heart is not with you.

Apply your heart to instruction, And your ears to words of knowledge.

Don’t accept a meal from a tightwad; don’t expect anything special. He’ll be as stingy with you as he is with himself; he’ll say, “Eat! Drink!” but won’t mean a word of it. His miserly serving will turn your stomach when you realize the meal’s a sham.

Give yourselves to disciplined instruction; open your ears to tested knowledge.

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

Apply your heart to discipline, And your ears to words of knowledge.

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].

Apply your heart to discipline And your ears to words of knowledge.

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

Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to the words of knowledge.