Your tongue devises destruction, Like a sharp razor, working deceit.
Proverbs 18:8 - The Scriptures 2009 The words of a slanderer are like delicacies, And they go down into the inner parts of the heart. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, And they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The words of a whisperer or talebearer are as dainty morsels; they go down into the innermost parts of the body. American Standard Version (1901) The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts. Common English Bible The words of gossips are like choice snacks; they go down to the inmost parts. Catholic Public Domain Version The words of the double-tongued seem simple. And they reach even to the interior of the gut. Fear casts down the lazy, but the souls of the effeminate shall go hungry. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The words of the double tongued are as if they were harmless: and they reach even to the inner parts of the bowels. Fear casteth down the slothful: and the souls of the effeminate shall be hungry. |
Your tongue devises destruction, Like a sharp razor, working deceit.
Rash speaking is like piercings of a sword, But the tongue of the wise is healing.
A perverse man sends forth strife, And a whisperer separates intimate friends.
A fool’s mouth is his ruin, And his lips are the snare of his life.
Also, he who is slack in his work Is a brother of a master destroyer.
‘Do not go slandering among your people. Do not stand against the blood of your neighbour. I am יהוה.