Bible verse
for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
Proverbs 23:7 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 23.
3 Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
5 When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.
6 Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies;
7 for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
8 You will vomit up what little you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.
9 Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
10 Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
11 for their Redeemer is strong; He will take up their case against you.
KJV
For as he thinketh in his heart, so [is] he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart [is] not with thee.
ASV
For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.
ERV
For as he reckoneth within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
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