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For as he thinks about the cost, so he is. "Eat and drink!" he says to you, But his heart is not with you.
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The Heart Reveals the Truth
Commentators agree that this verse reveals a core truth: a person's true character lies in their inner thoughts, not their outward words. The host says, 'Eat and drink,' but as scholars like Ellicott and Gill explain, he is inwardly calculating the cost and resenting the guest's presence. His heart, which represents his true self, is not in his invitation.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Thinketh - The Hebrew verb is found here only, and probably means, “as he is all along in his heart, so is he (at last) in act.”
19th Century
Anglican
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.— He is not really friendly and hospitable, as his words would imply, but he gr…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For as he thinks in his heart, so [is] he He is not the man his mouth speaks or declares him to be, but what his heart th…
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