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Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary

Proverbs 23:8

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.

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See also Proverbs 23:8 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Proverbs 23:8. _THE MORSEL_ WHICH _THOU HAST EATEN_] On reflection thou wilt even blame thyself for having accepted his invitation....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 23 INSTRUCTIONS CONTINUED The opening proverbs of this chapter treat of self-restraint in curbing the appetite and give manners to be observed in the presence of a superior. Warnings against r...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    It is possible to take these three verses together as a warning against treachery lurking in the dainties of a royal table. In that case, in Proverbs 23:1 we should render consider diligently what (_m...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    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....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    CHAPTER 23 TEXT Proverbs 23:1-12 1. When thou sittest to eat with a ruler Consider diligently him that is before thee; 2. And put a knife to thy throat, If thou be a man given to appetite. 3....

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words. THE MORSEL (WHICH) THOU HAST EATEN SHALT THOU VOMIT UP. You will yet have reason to wish you could give him back his...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    1. RV 'him that is before thee.' Do not excite his contempt....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Some people pretend to be our friends. But they do not care about us. They might say the right words. They might invite us to their homes. But they do not want to share their possessions with us. Inst...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 23 V1 When a ruler invites you for a meal, be careful! Think, before you eat!...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    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 th...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    פִּֽתְּךָ ־אָכַ֥לְתָּ תְקִיאֶ֑נָּה וְ֝ שִׁחַ֗תָּ דְּבָרֶ֥יךָ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER 24 EDUCATION: THE PARENT'S THOUGHT OF THE CHILD "Train up a child according to his way, and even when he is old he will not depart from it."- Proverbs 22:6 "Withhold not correction from the...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    At the seventeenth verse of the previous chapter the section of the Book begins in which the method is slightly changed. While the teaching is still proverbial, it takes the form of longer discourses...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    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....

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Words. Thou wilt be disgusted, and repine, Ecclesiasticus xxxi. 25._...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitf...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...

  • John Gill's Exposition of 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...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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 sh...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Eat not thou the bread of him that hath an evil eye_ Of an envious or covetous man, who secretly grudges thee the meat which is set before thee. _For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he_ Thou must...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    V. 8. THE MORSEL WHICH THOU HAST EATEN SHALT THOU VOMIT UP, namely, afterwards, upon finding out about the host's deception, AND LOSE THY SWEET WORDS, those spoken in acknowledgment of the supposed ho...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Proverbs 23:8 morsel H6595 eaten H398 (H8804) up H6958 (H8686) waste H7843 (H8765) pleasant H5273 words...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, his son. CONCLUSION: The indulgence of the appetites is a sin that easily besets us. We should apprehend ourselves to be in danger when...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Proverbs 23:1. _When thou sittest to eat with a ruler,_ and hast a princely feast before thee of meats and wines, _put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite._ How many have stained...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 23:6. HIM THAT HATH AN EVIL EYE—_i.e._, the jealous man. _MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Proverbs 23:6_ FEIGNED GENEROSITY I. MEN’S INWARD LIFE AND FEELINGS ARE OFTEN...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION PROVERBS 23:1 A hexastich closely connected with the last verse of the preceding chapter, as if the warning was addressed to the man of skill whom his talents had made the guest of kings....

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now the next three verses are coupled together. When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: And put a knife to your throat, if you be a man given to appetite. Be not de...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Samuel 1:23; Ecclesiastes 3:7; Exodus 21:26; Genesis 18:5; Genesis

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Vomit up — When thou perceivest his churlish disposition, his meat will be loathsome to thee. Sweet words — Thy pleasant discourse wherewith thou didst design to delight and profit him....

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