King James Version
Proverbs 23:8 in the King James Version says “The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 23 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.”
Proverbs 23:8 · KJV
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless: landmark: or, bound
KJV Study — Public Domain
“words”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
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