Verse Comparison: Proverbs 23:8
American Standard Version
The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, And lose thy sweet words.
Amplified® Bible
The morsel which you have eaten you will vomit up, and your complimentary words will be wasted.
Contemporary English Version
Each bite will come back up, and all your kind words will be wasted.
Darby English Version
Thy morsel which thou hast eaten must thou vomit up, and thou wilt have wasted thy sweet words.
Good News Bible
You will vomit up what you have eaten, and all your flattery will be wasted.
King James Version
The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
New American Standard Bible
You will vomit up the morsel you have eaten, And waste your compliments.
New International Version
You will vomit up the little you have eaten
and will have wasted your compliments.
New King James Version
The morsel you have eaten, you will vomit up,
And waste your pleasant words.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
You will vomit up the morsel you have eaten, And waste your compliments.
Revised Standard Version
You will vomit up the morsels which 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.
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