Proverbs 23:8 Go deeper

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

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פִּֽתְּךָ\־pi.te.kha-morsel your

Lemma: פַּת (pat) · Strong's: H6595A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: morsel

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 18:5, Leviticus 2:6, Leviticus 6:21, Judges 19:5, Ruth 2:14, 1 Samuel 2:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6595A; TAHOT Proverbs 23:8 word 1

אָכַ֥לְתָּ'a.Khal.ta[which] you have eaten

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Proverbs 23:8 word 2

תְקִיאֶ֑נָּהte.ki.'E.nahyou will vomit up it

Lemma: קִיא (qo) · Strong's: H6958

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhi2ms)

Meaning: to vomit

Used 8 times. Also: Leviticus 18:25, Leviticus 18:28, Leviticus 20:22, Job 20:15, Proverbs 25:16, Jonah 2:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6958; TAHOT Proverbs 23:8 word 3

וְ֝שִׁחַ֗תָּve.shi.Cha.taand you will spoil

Lemma: שָׁחַת (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7843

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpq2ms)

Meaning: to ruin

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7843; TAHOT Proverbs 23:8 word 4

דְּבָרֶ֥יךָde.va.Rei.khawords your

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: word

Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Proverbs 23:8 word 5

הַנְּעִימִֽים\׃ha.ne.'i.Mim<the> pleasant

Lemma: נָעִים (na.im) · Strong's: H5273A

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: pleasant

Used 11 times. Also: 2 Samuel 1:23, Job 36:11, Psalms 16:6, Psalms 16:11, Psalms 133:1, Psalms 135:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5273A; TAHOT Proverbs 23:8 word 6

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

You will vomit up	→	קִיא H6958 to vomit
what little	→	פַּת H6595A morsel
you have eaten	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
and waste	→	שָׁחַת H7843 to ruin
your pleasant	→	נָעִים H5273A pleasant
words	→	דָּבָר H1697G word

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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