“The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.”
Proverbs 23:8 (KJV) |
Proverbs 23:8
From Proverbs 23, in the Book of Proverbs (Old Testament).
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Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless: