Proverbs 23:8

Proverbs chapter 23 · verse 8 in three public-domain English translations with scriptural context

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

Context

v.7For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.

v.8This passage

v.9Speak not in the hearing of a fool; For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.