Proverbs 23 · Verse 8

Proverbs 23:8

The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
Proverbs 23:8, King James Version

Proverbs 23:8 in other translations

BSBYou will vomit up what little you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.
WEBYou will vomit up the morsel which you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.
ASVThe morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, And lose thy sweet words.
YLTThy morsel thou hast eaten thou dost vomit up, And hast marred thy words that are sweet.
DARBYThy morsel which thou hast eaten must thou vomit up, and thou wilt have wasted thy sweet words.
BBEThe food which you have taken will come up again, and your pleasing words will be wasted.
WebsterThe morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.

What does Proverbs 23:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 23:6-8

6-8. Beware of deceitful men, whose courtesies even you will repent of having accepted. evil eye--or purpose (Pr 22:9; De 15:9; Mt 6:23).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 The morsel which thou hast eaten - On reflection thou wilt even blame thyself for having accepted his invitation.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 23:6-8

Do not make thyself burdensome to any, especially those not sincere. When we are called by God to his feast, and to let our souls delight themselves, Is 25:6; 55:2, we may safely partake of the Bread of life.

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Proverbs 23:8 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

פִּֽתְּךָ\־pi.te.kha-morsel yourH6595
אָכַ֥לְתָּ'a.Khal.ta[which] you have eatenH398
תְקִיאֶ֑נָּהte.ki.'E.nahyou will vomit up itH6958
וְ֝שִׁחַ֗תָּve.shi.Cha.taand you will spoilH7843
דְּבָרֶ֥יךָde.va.Rei.khawords yourH1697
הַנְּעִימִֽים\׃ha.ne.'i.Mim<the> pleasantH5273

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • Proverbs 23:7

    For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

  • Proverbs 23:8

    The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.

  • Proverbs 23:9

    Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

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Proverbs 23:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Vomitarás la parte que tú comiste, y perderás tus suaves palabras.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ton morceau que tu as mangé, tu le vomiras, et tu perdras tes paroles agréables.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Deinen Bissen, den du gegessen hast, mußt du ausspeien, und deine freundlichen Worte wirst du verlieren.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cibos quos comederas evomes, et perdes pulchros sermones tuos.