when Doeg the Edomite came and reported to Saul telling him, “David went to Ahimelech’s house.”
Proverbs 18:8 - Tree of Life Version The words of a gossip are tasty morsels, going down into one’s innermost being. 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. |
when Doeg the Edomite came and reported to Saul telling him, “David went to Ahimelech’s house.”
Reckless speech is like the thrusts of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
“You are not to go up and down as a talebearer among your people. You are not to endanger the life of your neighbor. I am Adonai.