Proverbs 26:22

Tree of Life Version

A gossip’s words are like tasty morsels— they slide down into the innermost parts of the body.

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The words of a gossip are tasty morsels, going down into one’s innermost being.

A talebearer goes about, revealing secrets, so do not associate with a babbler.

Slanderous men are in you in order to shed blood. They have eaten at the mountain shrines; they commit immoral acts in your midst.

“You are not to go up and down as a talebearer among your people. You are not to endanger the life of your neighbor. I am Adonai.