The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
Proverbs 26:22 - 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.
He who goes about gossiping reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with one who speaks foolishly.
There are men in you who slander to shed blood, and men in you who eat upon the mountains; men commit lewdness in your midst.
You shall not go up and down as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand forth against the life of your neighbor: I am the Lord.