Proverbs 18:8

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.

Cross References

Psalm 52:2

Your tongue devises wickedness; it is like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Proverbs 12:18

There are those who speak rashly, like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Proverbs 16:28

A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates close friends. [Prov. 17:9.]

Proverbs 18:7

A [self-confident] fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to himself.

Proverbs 18:9

He who is loose and slack in his work is brother to him who is a destroyer and he who does not use his endeavors to heal himself is brother to him who commits suicide.

Leviticus 19:16

You shall not go up and down as a dispenser of gossip and scandal among your people, nor shall you [secure yourself by false testimony or by silence and] endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the Lord.