Proverbs 23:8 · KJV
“The morsel {which} thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.”
— Proverbs 23:8
Verse 7
For as he thinketh in his heart, so {is} he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart {is} not with thee.
Verse 9
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Proverbs 23 — Context
6
Eat thou not the bread of {him that hath} an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
7For as he thinketh in his heart, so {is} he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart {is} not with thee.
8The morsel {which} thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
9Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
10Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless: {landmark: or, bound}