Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Proverbs 18:8 - King James Version - American Edition The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. 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. |
Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
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.
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 the Lord.