Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 23:8
The morsel [which] thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
8. The feast will be in every way a failure: the food that should nourish will nauseate thee, and thy attempts at pleasant conversation will be wasted.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 8. The morsel which thou hast eaten] On reflection thou wilt even blame thyself for having accepted his invitation.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
When thou perceivest his churlish disposition and carriage, his meat will be loathsome to thee, and thou wilt wish either that thou hadst never eaten it, or that thou couldst vomit it up again.
Thy sweet words; thy pleasant discourse, wherewith thou didst adorn his table, and design both to delight and profit him, is lost, and of no effect to him, and thou wilt be ready to repent of it.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
8. The morsel . . . wordsthatis, disgusted with his true character, all pleasant intercourse willbe destroyed.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
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.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(8) Shalt thou vomit up.Shalt be disgusted at having partaken of hospitality which was not freely offered to thee.
And lose thy sweet words.All thy civil speeches and thanks for the cold welcome thou hast had.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
v. 8. The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up,
Fuente: The Popular Commentary on the Bible by Kretzmann
Pro 23:8 The morsel [which] thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
Ver. 8. The morsel which thou hast eaten. ] That is, that which thou hast eaten, shall be so ill-sauced that thou shalt wish it up again, and thou shalt repent thee of thy compliments, or of whatsoever good speech thou hast used at table; which was the salt wherewith our Saviour used to sprinkle the dishes wherever he dined.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Reciprocal: Jdg 16:10 – now tell me Job 20:15 – swallowed Pro 25:16 – lest
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
23:8 The {f} morsel [which] thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
(f) He will not cease till he has done you some harm, and his flattering words will come to no use.