Proverbs 23:8

Thy morsel which thou hast eaten must thou spit out, and thou hast wasted thy pleasant words.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7For as though there were a division in his soul, so doth he act: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

9Speak not before the ears of a fool; for he will despise the intelligence of thy words.

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Cross References

Proverbs 25:16Hast thou found honey: eat so much as is sufficient for thee: lest thou consume too much of it, and have to vomit it forth.

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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