Proverbs 18:8
Proverbs 18:8 — The New International Version (NIV)
8 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they go down to the inmost parts.
Proverbs 18:8 — English Standard Version (ESV)
8 The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
they go down into the inner parts of the body.
Proverbs 18:8 — New Living Translation (NLT)
8 Rumors are dainty morsels
that sink deep into one’s heart.
Proverbs 18:8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
8 The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles,
And they go down into the inmost body.
Proverbs 18:8 — New Century Version (NCV)
8 The words of a gossip are like tasty bits of food.
People like to gobble them up.
Proverbs 18:8 — American Standard Version (ASV)
8 The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels,
And they go down into the innermost parts.
Proverbs 18:8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
8 The words of a talebearer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Proverbs 18:8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
8 The words of a gossip are swallowed greedily,
and they go down into a person’s innermost being.
Proverbs 18:8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
8 A gossip’s words are like choice food
that goes down to one’s innermost being.
Proverbs 18:8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
8 The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
they go down into the inner parts of the body.
Proverbs 18:8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
8 The words of a whisper are like delicious morsels,
and they themselves go down to inner parts of the body.
Proverbs 18:8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
8 The words of anyone who talks about others are like tasty bites of food.
They go deep down inside you.
Proverbs 18:8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
8 The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels,
And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.