Proverbs 26:22 - Tree of Life Version

²² A gossip’s words are like tasty morsels— they slide down into the innermost parts of the body.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²² The words of a talebearer are as wounds, And they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²² 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)

²² The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.

Common English Bible

²² The words of gossips are like choice snacks; they go down to the inmost parts.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²² The words of a whisperer seem simple, but they penetrate to the innermost parts of the self.

Proverbs 26:22 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 18:8

The words of a gossip are tasty morsels, going down into one’s innermost being.

Proverbs 20:19

A talebearer goes about, revealing secrets, so do not associate with a babbler.

Ezekiel 22:9

Slanderous men are in you in order to shed blood. They have eaten at the mountain shrines; they commit immoral acts in your midst.

Leviticus 19:16

“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.