Proverbs 18:8 - King James 2000 The words of a talebearer are like tasty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the body. 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 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. |
There is one that speaks like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise brings health.
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
You shall not go up and down as a talebearer among your people: neither shall you take a stand against the life of your neighbor: I am the LORD.