E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 23:7
thinketh, &c. = estimates himself. heart = soul. Hebrew. nephesh . read more
箴言 23:6-7 Cuvs
E.W. Bullinger
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 23:6
8"Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainties: For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee. The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, And lose thy sweet words."This rendition is an excellent comment on this passage: "Don't eat at the table of a stingy man or be greedy for the fine food he serves. Come on and have some more, he says, but he doesn't mean it. What he thinks is what he really is. You will vomit... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 23:6
6-8. Beware of deceitful men, whose courtesies even you will repent of having accepted. evil eye—or purpose (Proverbs 22:9; Deuteronomy 15:9; Matthew 6:23). read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 23:6-8
It is better to decline a dinner invitation from a miser because, if you accept, you will only have a miserable experience. Kidner paraphrased Proverbs 23:8 as follows: "It takes away the relish . . . to have one’s grudging host . . . doing mental arithmetic (Proverbs 23:7 a) with each dish." [Note: Kidner, p. 151.] "The seventh saying [Proverbs 23:1-3] warns about the greed of the gluttonous guest and the ninth saying [Proverbs 23:6-8] about the greed of the stingy host. At their center stands... read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 23:1-35
1. RV ’him that is before thee.’ Do not excite his contempt. 2. Restrain your appetite. 3. He invites you for his own purposes.4. Cease, etc.] i.e. desist from the attempt to be rich.6-8. Estimate the niggard according to his thoughts, rather than his words. Your pleasant conversation is wasted labour.10, 11. Read, ’The landmark of the widow.’ God Himself is the Goel, the redeemer, the next of kin, who protects widows and orphans (Exodus 22:21-23; Leviticus 25:25; Numbers 30:12; Ruth 4:3-4;... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 23:6
(6) Him that hath an evil eye.—A sordid, grudging temper. read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 23:7
(7) For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.—He is not really friendly and hospitable, as his words would imply, but he grudges every morsel thou takest, calculating its cost. read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Proverbs 23:1-35
Thought Proverbs 23:7 The capacity of thinking is a most wonderful thing. Here lies man's supremacy over all the visible world about him. All the mighty deeds that have blessed humanity were once thoughts. Before ever the angel's song was heard on the heights of Bethlehem Christ's atoning work was a Divine thought. If such is the province and potency of thought, we see how the character of a man's thoughts determines the character of his life: for as he thinketh, so is he. His actions are... read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 23:1-35
CHAPTER 24EDUCATION: THE PARENT’S THOUGHT OF THE CHILD"Train up a child according to his way, and even when he is old he will not depart from it."- Proverbs 22:6"Withhold not correction from the child; if thou beat him with the rod he shall not die. Thou shalt beat him with the rod and shalt deliver his soul from Sheol."- Proverbs 23:13-14IN Lecture IV we examined two of the main principles which should be inculcated on children in a Christian home. In the present lecture we approach the... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 23:1-35
Social-climbers and others (23:1-35)Those who seek status like to mix with the upper classes and try to copy their habits. But because of their ignorance of how to eat fine foods, they make fools of themselves and so spoil their chances of progressing up the social ladder. The food they desire becomes the means of their downfall (23:1-3). The desire for wealth can lead to disappointment (4-5), and the efforts to win the favour of others may win only their disfavour. This may particularly be the... read more