Proverbs 23:8

For he will vomit it up, and spoil thy fair words. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7So he eats and drinks 1 As if anyone should swallow a hair, 1 And do not bring him in to thyself, nor eat thy morsel with him: 1

9Say nothing in the ears of a fool, 1 Lest at any time he sneer at thy wise words. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 25:16Having found honey, eat only what is enough, 1 Lest haply thou be filled, and vomit it up. 1

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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