Proverbs 23:8
פִּֽתְּךָ ־ אָכַלְתָּ תְקִיאֶנָּה וְשִׁחַתָּ דְּבָרֶיךָ הַנְּעִימִֽים ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
In Context
7כִּי ׀ כְּמוֹ ־ שָׁעַר בְּנַפְשׁוֹ כֶּן ־ הוּא אֱכֹל וּשְׁתֵה יֹאמַר לָךְ וְלִבּוֹ בַּל ־ עִמָּֽךְ ׃
9בְּאָזְנֵי כְסִיל אַל ־ תְּדַבֵּר כִּֽי ־ יָבוּז לְשֵׂכֶל מִלֶּֽיךָ ׃
Cross References
Proverbs 25:16דְּבַשׁ מָצָאתָ אֱכֹל דַּיֶּךָּ פֶּן ־ תִּשְׂבָּעֶנּוּ וַהֲקֵֽאתֽוֹ ׃
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 →