Proverbs 23:8
King James Version (KJV)
The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
In context
6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
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.
8 The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
9 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
10 Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
Proverbs 23:8 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
- WEB World English Bible
- You will vomit up the morsel which you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- You will vomit up what little you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.
- ASV American Standard Version
- The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, And lose thy sweet words.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- Thy morsel thou hast eaten thou dost vomit up, And hast marred thy words that [are] sweet.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Thy morsel which thou hast eaten must thou vomit up, and thou wilt have wasted thy sweet words.
- WBS Webster Bible
- The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.