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Proverbs 23:8

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

KJV

Cibos quos comederas evomes, et perdes pulchros sermones tuos.

Vulgate

ἐξεμέσει γὰρ αὐτὸν καὶ λυμανεῖται τοὺς λόγους σου τοὺς καλούς.

LXX

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

ASV

פִּֽתְּ/ךָ אָכַ֥לְתָּ תְקִיאֶ֑/נָּה וְ֝/שִׁחַ֗תָּ דְּבָרֶ֥י/ךָ הַ/נְּעִימִֽים

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
הּ
h
verb · 147×
ם
m
verb · 811×
נְּעִימִֽים
n'ymym
adjective · 13×
פַּת
pt
noun · 15×
תָקִ֤יא
tqy'
verb · 7×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Job 20:15 — He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.