The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
Proverbs 26:22 - New Revised Standard Version The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner 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 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 like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
In you are those who slander to shed blood, those in you who eat upon the mountains, who commit lewdness in your midst.
You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not profit by the blood of your neighbor: I am the Lord.