Proverbs 23:7-9 in English

⁷ For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.

⁸ The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, And lose thy sweet words.

⁹ Speak not in the hearing of a fool; For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

⁷ so he eats and drinks as if any one should swallow a hair, and do not bring him in to thyself, nor eat thy morsel with him:

⁸ for he will vomit it up, and spoil thy fair words.

⁹ Say nothing in the ears of a fool, lest at any time he sneer at thy wise words.

⁷ For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

⁸ The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.

⁹ Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

⁷ For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

⁸ The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.

⁹ Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

⁷ so he eats and drinks as if any one should swallow a hair, and do not bring him in to yourself, nor eat your morsel with him:

⁸ for he will vomit it up, and spoil your fair words.

⁹ Say nothing in the ears of a fool, lest at any time he sneer at your wise words.

⁷ For as he reckoneth within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

⁸ The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.

⁹ Speak not in the hearing of a fool; for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

⁷ because he will be thinking about how much the food cost that you are eating. He will say to you, “Eat and drink all that you want!”, but that is not what he will really be thinking.

⁸ When you realize what he is really thinking, it will cause you to want to vomit what you have eaten; and your kind words telling him that you are enjoying the meal will be wasted.

⁹ ◄Do not waste time by/It is useless► talking to foolish people; they will only despise the wise things that you say.

⁷ so he eats and drinks as if any one should swallow a hair, and do not bring him in to yourself, nor eat your morsel with him:

⁸ for he will vomit it up, and spoil your fair words.

⁹ Say nothing in the ears of a fool, lest at any time he sneer at your wise words.

⁷ for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

⁸ You will vomit up the morsel which you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.

⁹ Don’t speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

⁷ for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

⁸ You will vomit up the morsel which you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.

⁹ Don’t speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

⁷ for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

⁸ You will vomit up the morsel which you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.

⁹ Don’t speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

⁷ For as the thoughts of his heart are, so is he: Take food and drink, he says to you; but his heart is not with you.

⁸ The food which you have taken will come up again, and your pleasing words will be wasted.

⁹ Say nothing in the hearing of a foolish man, for he will put no value on the wisdom of your words.

⁷ For as he thinketh in his soul, so is he. Eat and drink! will he say unto thee; but his heart is not with thee.

⁸ Thy morsel which thou hast eaten must thou vomit up, and thou wilt have wasted thy sweet words.

⁹ Speak not in the ears of a foolish man, for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

⁷ Because like a soothsayer, and diviner, he thinketh that which he knoweth not. Eat and drink, will he say to thee: and his mind is not with thee.

⁸ The meats which thou hadst eaten, thou shalt vomit up: and shalt loose thy beautiful words.

⁹ Speak not in the ears of fools: because they will despise the instruction of thy speech.

⁷ for what they're thinking inside is what they really are. They say, “Come on, eat and drink!”—but in their minds they don't really care about you.

⁸ You'll vomit up the little pieces you've eaten, and your kind words of appreciation will be wasted.

⁹ Don't talk to stupid people because they'll ridicule your wise words.

⁷ For as though he thought it in his heart, so will hee say vnto thee, Eate and drinke: but his heart is not with thee.

⁸ Thou shalt vomit thy morsels that thou hast eaten, and thou shalt lose thy sweete wordes.

⁹ Speake not in the eares of a foole: for hee will despise the wisdome of thy wordes.

⁷ For as one that hath reckoned within himself, so is he: 'Eat and drink', saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

⁸ The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.

⁹ Speak not in the ears of a fool; for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

⁷ For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.

⁸ The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, And lose thy sweet words.

⁹ Speak not in the ears of a fool: For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

⁷ For as though there were a division in his soul, so doth he act: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

⁸ Thy morsel which thou hast eaten must thou spit out, and thou hast wasted thy pleasant words.

⁹ Speak not before the ears of a fool; for he will despise the intelligence of thy words.

⁷ So he eats and drinks As if anyone should swallow a hair, And do not bring him in to thyself, nor eat thy morsel with him:

⁸ For he will vomit it up, and spoil thy fair words.

⁹ Say nothing in the ears of a fool, Lest at any time he sneer at thy wise words.

⁷ For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he. “Eat and drink!” saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.

⁸ The morsel, which thou hast eaten, thou shalt vomit up; And thou wilt have thrown away thy sweet words.

⁹ Speak not in the ears of a fool; For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

⁷ for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

⁸ The morsel which you have eaten you shall vomit up, and lose your good words.

⁹ Don’t speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

⁷ for he is the kind of man who counts the price of the food. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

⁸ You will vomit up the little you have eaten and you will have wasted your compliments.

⁹ Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

⁷ for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

⁸ You will vomit up the morsel which you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.

⁹ Don’t speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

⁷ for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

⁸ You will vomit up the morsel which you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.

⁹ Don’t speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

⁷ For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

⁸ The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.

⁹ Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

⁷ for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

⁸ You will vomit up the morsel which you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.

⁹ Don’t speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

⁷ for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

⁸ You will vomit up the morsel which you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.

⁹ Don’t speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

⁷ for at the likeness of a false diviner, and of a conjecturer, that is, expounder of dreams, he guesseth that, that he knoweth not. He shall say to thee, Eat thou and drink; and his soul is not with thee.

⁸ Thou shalt spew out the meat, which thou hast eaten; and thou shalt lose thy fair words.

⁹ Speak thou not in the ears of unwise men; for they shall despise the teaching of thy speech.

⁷ for at the likeness of a false diviner, and of a conjecturer, that is, (an) expounder of dreams, he guesseth that, that he knoweth not. He shall say to thee, Eat thou and drink; and his soul is not with thee (or but his heart is not for thee or but his heart is not with thee).

⁸ Thou shalt spew out the meat, which thou hast eaten; and thou shalt lose thy fair words (or and thy flattery shall have been wasted).

⁹ Speak thou not in the ears of unwise men (or Speak thou not in the ears of the unwise); for they shall despise the teaching of thy speech.

⁷ For as he hath thought in his soul, so is he, 'Eat and drink,' saith he to thee, And his heart is not with thee.

⁸ Thy morsel thou hast eaten thou dost vomit up, And hast marred thy words that are sweet.

⁹ In the ears of a fool speak not, For he treadeth on the wisdom of thy words.