He swallows down riches and vomits them up again; God casts them out of his belly.
Proverbs 23:8 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) You will vomit up the morsels which you have eaten, and waste your pleasant words. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, And lose thy sweet words. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The morsel which you have eaten you will vomit up, and your complimentary words will be wasted. American Standard Version (1901) The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, And lose thy sweet words. Common English Bible You will eat scraps and vomit them out. You will waste your pleasant words. Catholic Public Domain Version The foods that you had eaten, you will vomit up. And you will lose the beauty in your words. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The meats which thou hadst eaten, thou shalt vomit up: and shalt loose thy beautiful words. |
He swallows down riches and vomits them up again; God casts them out of his belly.
Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
If you have found honey, eat only enough for you, lest you be sated with it and vomit it.
For even your brothers and the house of your father, even they have dealt treacherously with you; they are in full cry after you; believe them not, though they speak fair words to you.”