Proverbs 23:8
Strong's Lexicon
You will vomit up
תְקִיאֶ֑נָּה (ṯə·qî·’en·nāh)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6958: 1) to vomit up, spue out, disgorge 1a) (Qal) to vomit 1b) (Hiphil) to vomit up 1b1) of land spewing out its inhabitants (fig) 1b2) vomiting, disgorging

what little
פִּֽתְּךָ־ (pit·tə·ḵā-)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6595: 1) fragment, bit, morsel (of bread), piece

you have eaten
אָכַ֥לְתָּ (’ā·ḵal·tā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 398: 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to eat (human subject) 1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds) 1a3) to devour, consume (of fire) 1a4) to devour, slay (of sword) 1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought) 1a6) to devour (of oppression) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be eaten (by men) 1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire) 1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh) 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to cause to eat, feed with 1c2) to cause to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to feed 1d2) to cause to eat 1e) (Piel) 1e1) consume

and waste
וְ֝שִׁחַ֗תָּ (wə·ši·ḥa·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7843: 1) to destroy, corrupt, go to ruin, decay 1a) (Niphal) to be marred, be spoiled, be corrupted, be corrupt, be injured, be ruined, be rotted 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to spoil, ruin 1b2) to pervert, corrupt, deal corruptly (morally) 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to spoil, ruin, destroy 1c2) to pervert, corrupt (morally) 1c3) destroyer (participle) 1d) (Hophal) spoiled, ruined (participle)

your pleasant
הַנְּעִימִֽים׃ (han·nə·‘î·mîm)
Article | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5273: 1) pleasant, delightful, sweet, lovely, agreeable 1a) delightful 1b) lovely, beautiful (physical) 2) singing, sweetly sounding, musical

words.
דְּבָרֶ֥יךָ (də·ḇā·re·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1697: 1) speech, word, speaking, thing 1a) speech 1b) saying, utterance 1c) word, words 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
You will vomit up what little you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.

Young's Literal Translation
Thy morsel thou hast eaten thou dost vomit up, And hast marred thy words that [are] sweet.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You will vomit the little you’ve eaten and waste your pleasant words.

New American Standard Bible
You will vomit up the morsel you have eaten, And waste your compliments.

King James Bible
The morsel [which] thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
You will vomit up the little you have eaten and will have wasted your compliments.

New Living Translation
You will throw up what little you've eaten, and your compliments will be wasted.

English Standard Version
You will vomit up the morsels that you have eaten, and waste your pleasant words.

New American Standard Bible
You will vomit up the morsel you have eaten, And waste your compliments.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You will vomit the little you've eaten and waste your pleasant words.

International Standard Version
You'll vomit up what little you've eaten, and your compliments will have been wasted.

NET Bible
you will vomit up the little bit you have eaten, and will have wasted your pleasant words.

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

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

Young's Literal Translation
Thy morsel thou hast eaten thou dost vomit up, And hast marred thy words that are sweet.
















Cross References
Proverbs 25:16
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

Proverbs 23:9
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 23:7
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

Proverbs 23:6
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

Proverbs 23:5
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

Proverbs 23:10
Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:

Proverbs 23:11
For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
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