As a Man Thinketh, So Is He?

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Proverbs 23 7 says that which a man thinketh in his heart, so is he. That's a verse that's often used to preach on the power of positive thinking.

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Such a sermon tends to go like this. God wants to bless you, but you have to believe he wants the best for you in order to unlock such blessings.

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You've got to learn how to think right before you can live right. God has got a good plan for your life, but if you don't believe it,

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God's not going to be able to do it. Proverbs 23 7 says that a man thinks in his heart, so is he. These word of faith preachers like to use the

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King James, but for the sake of not having to translate Old English into New English, we're going to look at it in the English Standard Version.

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I mean seriously, who on earth says thinketh? Proverbs 23 6 and 7 reads, Do not eat the bread of a man who is stingy.

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Do not desire his delicacies, for he is like one who is inwardly calculating. This is the part right here that in the

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King James reads, That which a man thinketh, so is he. Eat and drink, he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

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So what do you think? Does it sound like that verse is in any way saying that if you think positively you'll receive the blessings of God? Not even close.

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It's saying that a rich host might use their luxuries to ensnare the less wealthy. Huh. So knowing the context of that verse would actually keep a person from being suckered by the teaching of rich preachers who tell you that if you thinketh right, you can be as blessed as they are.

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As Proverbs 23 also says, Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food.

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Instead, we need to fill ourselves with the daily bread of God's Word. We can be properly equipped against false teaching when we understand the text.