Proverbs
Proverbs 23:8
8You will vomit up what little you have eaten
and waste your pleasant words.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You will vomit up | תְקִיאֶ֑נָּה | ṯə·qî·’en·nāh | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H6958 vomit up, spue out, disgorge |
| what little | פִּֽתְּךָ־ | pit·tə·ḵā- | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6595 fragment, bit, morsel |
| you have eaten | אָכַ֥לְתָּ | ’ā·ḵal·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| and waste | וְ֝שִׁחַ֗תָּ | wə·ši·ḥa·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H7843 go to ruin (?) |
| your pleasant | הַנְּעִימִֽים׃ | han·nə·‘î·mîm | Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H5273 pleasant, delightful |
| words | דְּבָרֶ֥יךָ | də·ḇā·re·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.