Proverbs 23:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“You will vomit up what little you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Proverbs 23:8 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“You will vomit up what little you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, And lose thy sweet words.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Thy morsel thou hast eaten thou dost vomit up, And hast marred thy words that <FI>are<Fi> sweet.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 23:8 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 20:15He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God will force it from his stomach.
- Proverbs 25:16If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.
- Jeremiah 12:6Even your brothers— your own father’s household— even they have betrayed you; even they have cried aloud against you. Do not trust them, though they speak well of you.
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