Proverbs 23:8

8 You will throw up the little you have eaten, and you will have wasted your kind words.

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 the food of selfish people; don't be greedy for their fine foods.

7 Selfish people are always worrying about how much the food costs. They tell you, "Eat and drink," but they don't really mean it.

8 You will throw up the little you have eaten, and you will have wasted your kind words.

9 Don't speak to fools; they will only ignore your wise words.

10 Don't move an old stone that marks a border, and don't take fields that belong to orphans.