Proverbs 23:8
The morsel which you have eaten shall you vomit up, and lose your sweet words.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
In Context
9Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
Cross References
Proverbs 25:16Have you found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for you, lest you be filled therewith, and vomit it.
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 →