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Proverbs 23:8

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

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פִּֽתְּךָpitkhameatפַּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “meat”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6595a bitmeat, morsel, piece.אָכַ֥לְתָּakhaltaeatאָכַלverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “eat”, a completed actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.תְקִיאֶ֑נָּהteqienahvomitקוֹאverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “vomit”, an unfinished actionH6958to vomitspue (out), vomit (out, up, up again).וְ֝שִׁחַ֗תָּveshichataand batterשָׁחַתconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and batter”, a completed action in a sequenceH7843to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, [idiom] utterly, waste(-r).דְּבָרֶ֥יךָdevareykhacauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…הַנְּעִימִֽיםhanimimthe pleasantנָעִיםdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “the pleasant”, the ordinary formH5273delightful (objective or subjective, literal or figurative)pleasant(-ure), sweet.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

World English Bible

You will vomit up the morsel which you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

The meats which thou hadst eaten, thou shalt vomit up: and shalt loose thy beautiful words.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

for he will vomit it up, and spoil thy fair words.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἐξεμέσει γὰρ αὐτὸν, καὶ λυμανεῖται τοὺς λόγους σου τοὺς καλούς.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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