Proverbs 23:8

KJV

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

— Proverbs 23:8, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Proverbs Chapter 23 connects to 0 cross-references. Warnings about dining with rulers, pursuing wealth, moving boundary stones, and the dangers of wine and the adulteress. The father pleads with his son to listen and buy truth and not sell it. The image of the drunken man who …

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Other Translations

ASV

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

YLT

Thy morsel thou hast eaten thou dost vomit up, And hast marred thy words that <FI>are<Fi> sweet.

BBE

The food which you have taken will come up again, and your pleasing words will be wasted.