Proverbs

Proverbs 23:7

⁷for he is keeping track,

inwardly counting the cost.^c

“Eat and drink,” he says to you,

but his heart is not with you.

Footnotes

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
for	כִּ֤י׀	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he is keeping track	שָׁעַ֥ר	šā·‘ar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8176 calculate, reakon
inwardly	בְּנַפְשׁ֗וֹ	bə·nap̄·šōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
Eat	אֱכֹ֣ל	’ĕ·ḵōl	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H398 eat
and drink	וּ֭שְׁתֵה	ū·šə·ṯêh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H8354 drink
he says	יֹ֣אמַר	yō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to you	לָ֑ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
but his heart	וְ֝לִבּ֗וֹ	wə·lib·bōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
is not	בַּל־	bal-	Adverb	H1077 not
with you	עִמָּֽךְ׃	‘im·māḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H5973 with

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.