Parallel Verses

King James 2000

The morsel which you have eaten shall you vomit up, and waste your sweet words.

New American Standard Bible

You will vomit up the morsel you have eaten,
And waste your compliments.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

You will vomit the little you’ve eaten
and waste your pleasant words.

International Standard Version

You'll vomit up what little you've eaten, and your compliments will have been wasted.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


The morsel which you have eaten you will vomit up,
And you will waste your compliments.

Bible in Basic English

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

Darby Translation

Thy morsel which thou hast eaten must thou vomit up, and thou wilt have wasted thy sweet words.

Julia Smith Translation

Thy morsel which thou didst eat thou shalt vomit forth and destroy thy pleasant words.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Your morsel you have eaten, you will vomit it up, and you will waste your pleasant words.

Modern King James verseion

Your bit which you have eaten, you shall vomit up, and spoil your pleasant words.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Yea the morsels that thou hast eaten shalt thou parbreak and loose those sweet words.

NET Bible

you will vomit up the little bit you have eaten, and will have wasted your pleasant words.

New Heart English Bible

The morsel which you have eaten you shall vomit up, and lose your good words.

The Emphasized Bible

As for thy morsel thou hast eaten, thou shalt vomit it, so shalt thou waste thy things so sweet.

Webster

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

World English Bible

The morsel which you have eaten you shall vomit up, and lose your good words.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The morsel
פּת 
Path 
Usage: 15

אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

shalt thou vomit up
קיה קוא 
Qow' 
Usage: 8

and lose
שׁחת 
Shachath 
Usage: 146

נעים 
Na`iym 
Usage: 13

Prayers for Proverbs 23:8

Verse Info

Context Readings

Living With Your Neighbor

7 For as he thinks in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, says he to you; but his heart is not with you. 8 The morsel which you have eaten shall you vomit up, and waste your sweet words. 9 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of your words.



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