The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
The morſell which thou haſt eaten, ſhalt thou vomite vp, and looſe thy ſweete words.
אָכַל , verb, ʾakhal — to eat (value 51)
H398,
אָכַל ʼâkal, aw-kal'; a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively):—× at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, × freely, × in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, × quite.to eat, devour, burn up, feed
(Qal)
to eat (human subject)
to eat, devour (of beasts and birds)
to devour, consume (of fire)
to devour, slay (of sword)
to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought)
to devour (of oppression)
(Niphal)
to be eaten (by men)
to be devoured, consumed (of fire)
to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh)
(Pual)
to cause to eat, feed with
to cause to devour
(Hiphil)
to feed
to cause to eat
(Piel)
consume
Used in 703 Verses, 38 Books 803  Occurrence Count
דָּבָר , masculine noun, davar — speech, word (value 206)
H1697,
דָּבָר dâbâr, daw-baw'; from H1696; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause:—act, advice, affair, answer, × any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, chronicles, commandment, × commune(-ication), concern(-ing), confer, counsel, dearth, decree, deed, × disease, due, duty, effect, eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, glory, harm, hurt, iniquity, judgment, language, lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, × ought, × parts, pertaining, please, portion, power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, × (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, sign, so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, song, speech, × spoken, talk, task, that, × there done, thing (concerning), thought, thus, tidings, what(-soever), wherewith, which, word, work.speech, word, speaking, thing
speech
saying, utterance
word, words
business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)
Used in 1290 Verses, 34 Books 1440  Occurrence Count
נָעִים , adjective, naʿiym — pleasant, delightful (value 170)
H5273,
נָעִים nâʻîym, naw-eem'; from H5276; delightful (objective or subjective, literal or figurative):—pleasant(-ure), sweet.pleasant, delightful, sweet, lovely, agreeable
delightful
lovely, beautiful (physical)
singing, sweetly sounding, musical
Used in 13 Verses, 5 Books 13  Occurrence Count
פַּת , feminine noun, pat — fragment, bit, morsel (value 480)
H6595,
פַּת path, path; from H6626; a bit:—meat, morsel, piece.fragment, bit, morsel (of bread), piece
Used in 15 Verses, 11 Books 15  Occurrence Count
קוֹא , verb, koʾ — spue out, vomit out, up, up again (value 107)
H6958,
קוֹא qôwʼ, ko; or קָיָה qâyâh; (Jeremiah 25:27), a primitive root; to vomit:—spue (out), vomit (out, up, up again).to vomit up, spue out, disgorge
(Qal) to vomit
(Hiphil) to vomit up
of land spewing out its inhabitants (fig)
vomiting, disgorging
Used in 7 Verses, 4 Books 8  Occurrence Count
שָׁחַת , verb, shahat — perhaps to go to ruin (value 708)
H7843,
שָׁחַת shâchath, shaw-khath'; a primitive root; to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively):—batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, × utterly, waste(-r).to destroy, corrupt, go to ruin, decay
(Niphal) to be marred, be spoiled, be corrupted, be corrupt, be injured, be ruined, be rotted
(Piel)
to spoil, ruin
to pervert, corrupt, deal corruptly (morally)
(Hiphil)
to spoil, ruin, destroy
to pervert, corrupt (morally)
destroyer (participle)
(Hophal) spoiled, ruined (participle)
Used in 136 Verses, 25 Books 145  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 23:8Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| פִּֽתְּךָ־אָכַ֥לְתָּ תְקִיאֶ֑נָּה וְ֝שִׁחַ֗תָּ דְּבָרֶ֥יךָ הַנְּעִימִֽים׃ |
| Verse #17053 (Ch. #651) — 6 words, 29 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| The morsel |
H6595pat |
פַּת |
480 |
| which thou hast eaten |
H398ʾakhal |
אָכַל |
51 |
| shalt thou vomit up, |
H6958koʾ |
קוֹא |
107 |
| and lose |
H7843shahat |
שָׁחַת |
708 |
| thy sweet |
H5273naʿiym |
נָעִים |
170 |
| words. |
H1697davar |
דָּבָר |
206 |
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