Proverbs 18:8 - Easy To Read Version

⁸ People always want to hear gossip—it is like good food going down into the stomach.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ The words of a talebearer are as wounds, And they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ 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)

⁸ The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.

Common English Bible

⁸ The words of gossips are like choice snacks; they go down to the inmost parts.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ 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

⁸ 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.

Proverbs 18:8 Tagairtí Cros

Psalm 52:2

You make foolish plans\par and your tongue is as dangerous\par as a sharp razor.\par You are always lying\par and trying to cheat people!\par

Proverbs 12:18

If a person speaks words without thinking, then those words can hurt like a sword. But a wise person is careful with the things he says. His words can heal those hurts.

Proverbs 16:28

A troublemaker is always causing problems. That person spreads gossip and causes trouble between close friends.

Proverbs 18:7

When a foolish person talks, he ruins himself. His own words trap him.

Proverbs 18:9

A person that does sloppy work is almost as bad as a person that destroys things.

Leviticus 19:16

You must not go around spreading false stories against other people. Don’t do anything that would put your neighbor’s life in danger. I am the Lord!