Proverbs 23:8

The meats which thou hadst eaten, thou shalt vomit up: and shalt loose thy beautiful words.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7Because like a soothsayer, and diviner, he thinketh that which he knoweth not. Eat and drink, will he say to thee: and his mind is not with thee.

9Speak not in the ears of fools: because they will despise the instruction of thy speech.

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Cross References

Proverbs 25:16Thou hast found honey, eat what is sufficient for thee, lest being glutted therewith thou vomit it up.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 23:7-9

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. Those that are voluptuous and given to appetite ( v. 2 ) are glad to be where there is good cheer stirring, and those that are covetous and saving, that they may spare at home, will be glad to get a dinner at another man's table; and… Read the whole commentary →

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