Proverbs 23:8

8 You will vomit up what you have eaten, and all your flattery will be wasted.

Proverbs 23:8 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 23:8

The morsel [which] thou hast eaten, shalt thou vomit up
It shall turn in thy stomach, thou shall not be able to keep it, when thou understandest thou art not welcome; or thou wilt wish thou hadst never eaten a bit, or that thou couldest vomit up what thou hast; so disagreeable is the thought of being unwelcome, or when this appears to be the case; and lose thy sweet words;
expressed in thankfulness to the master of the feast, in praise of his food, in pleasantry with him, and the other guests at table; all which are repented of when a man finds he is not welcome.

Proverbs 23:8 In-Context

6 Don't eat at the table of a stingy person or be greedy for the fine food he serves.

7 "Come on and have some more," he says, but he doesn't mean it. What he thinks is what he really is.

8 You will vomit up what you have eaten, and all your flattery will be wasted.

9 Don't try to talk sense to a fool; he can't appreciate it.

10 Never move an old property line or take over land owned by orphans.