People always want to hear gossip—it is like good food going down into the stomach.
Proverbs 26:22 - Easy To Read Version People love gossip. It is like eating good food. 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. |
People always want to hear gossip—it is like good food going down into the stomach.
A person who tells gossip about other people can’t be trusted. So don’t be friends with a person who talks too much.
People in Jerusalem tell lies about other people. They do this to kill those innocent people. People go to the mountains \{to worship false gods\} and then come to Jerusalem to eat \{their fellowship meals\}.
You must not go around spreading false stories against other people. Don’t do anything that would put your neighbor’s life in danger. I am the Lord!