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Proverbs 18:8

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;

they go down to the inmost parts.e

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Proverbs 18:8 — English Standard Version (ESV)

The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;

they go down into the inner parts of the body.

Proverbs 18:8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

The words of a talebearer are as wounds,

And they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

Proverbs 18:8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Rumors are dainty morsels

that sink deep into one’s heart.

Proverbs 18:8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles,

And they go down into the inmost body.

Proverbs 18:8 — New Century Version (NCV)

The words of a gossip are like tasty bits of food.

People like to gobble them up.

Proverbs 18:8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels,

And they go down into the innermost parts.

Proverbs 18:8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels,

And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.


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