Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness; Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Proverbs 18:8 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 The words of a whisperer are as dainty, morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. More versionsKing 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. |
Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness; Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword: But the tongue of the wise is health.
A froward man scattereth abroad strife: And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.
Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.