The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels,\par\tab And they go down into the innermost parts.
Proverbs 26:22 - American Standard Version 2015 The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels,\par\tab And they go down into the innermost parts. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 slanderer are like dainty morsels or words of sport [to some, but to others are like deadly wounds]; and they go down into the innermost parts of the body [or of the victim's nature]. 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 a whisperer seem simple, but they penetrate to the innermost parts of the self. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The words of a talebearer are as it were simple, but they reach to the innermost parts of the belly. |
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels,\par\tab And they go down into the innermost parts.
He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets;\par\tab Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.
Slanderous men have been in thee to shed blood; and in thee they have eaten upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they have committed lewdness.
Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor: I am Jehovah.