Proverbs 23:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.”
Proverbs 23:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 23:8 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 23:8 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 23:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“You will vomit up the morsel which you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.”
Proverbs 23:8 — World English Bible
Proverbs 23:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, And lose thy sweet words.”
Proverbs 23:8 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 23:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Thy morsel thou hast eaten thou dost vomit up, And hast marred thy words that <FI>are<Fi> sweet.”
Proverbs 23:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 23:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Thy morsel which thou hast eaten must thou vomit up, and thou wilt have wasted thy sweet words.”
Proverbs 23:8 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 23:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thou shalt vomit thy morsels that thou hast eaten, and thou shalt lose thy sweete wordes.”
Proverbs 23:8 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 23:8 in Context — Proverbs 23
6 Ne mange pas le pain de celui dont le regard est malveillant, Et ne convoite pas ses friandises;
7 Car il est comme les pensées de son âme. Mange et bois, te dira-t-il; Mais son cœur n’est point avec toi.
8 Tu vomiras le morceau que tu as mangé, Et tu auras perdu tes propos agréables.
9 Ne parle pas aux oreilles de l’insensé, Car il méprise la sagesse de tes discours.
10 Ne déplace pas la borne ancienne, Et n’entre pas dans le champ des orphelins;
What Does Proverbs 23:8 Mean?
Proverbs 23:8 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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