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Proverbs 23:8 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: King James Version

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

Proverbs 23:8

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

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.

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

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

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

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Job 20:15

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"He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly."

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Micah 6:14

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"Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take hold, but shalt not deliver; and that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword."

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Job 15:5

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"For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty."

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Psalms 50:19

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"Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit."

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Psalms 52:4

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"Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue."

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Proverbs 6:2

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"Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth."

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From This Chapter

Proverbs 23:1

"When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:"

Proverbs 23:2

"And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite."

Proverbs 23:3

"Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat."

Proverbs 23:4

"Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom."

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 23:6

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

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