The Meaning of Proverbs 23:8 Explained

Proverbs 23:8

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

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

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 23:8 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 23

1  Consider carefully what is before you

What do the individual words in Proverbs 23:8 mean?

The morsel you have eaten you will vomit up and waste your words pleasant
פִּֽתְּךָ־ אָכַ֥לְתָּ תְקִיאֶ֑נָּה וְ֝שִׁחַ֗תָּ דְּבָרֶ֥יךָ הַנְּעִימִֽים

פִּֽתְּךָ־  The  morsel 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: פַּת 
Sense: fragment, bit, morsel (of bread), piece.
אָכַ֥לְתָּ  you  have  eaten 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
תְקִיאֶ֑נָּה  you  will  vomit  up 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, second person masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: קִיא 
Sense: to vomit up, spue out, disgorge.
וְ֝שִׁחַ֗תָּ  and  waste 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: שָׁחַת  
Sense: to destroy, corrupt, go to ruin, decay.
דְּבָרֶ֥יךָ  your  words 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
הַנְּעִימִֽים  pleasant 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine plural
Root: נָעִים 
Sense: pleasant, delightful, sweet, lovely, agreeable.

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