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Proverbs 18:8

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8gThe words of a 2talebearer are like 3tasty trifles,

And they go down into the 4inmost body.

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Footnotes

  1. 2gossip or slanderer
  2. 3A Jewish tradition wounds
  3. 4Lit. rooms of the belly

Cross references

  1. gProv. 12:18

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;

they go down into the inner parts of the body.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;

they go down to the inmost parts.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A gossip’s words are like choice food

that goes down to one’s innermost being.

NLTNew Living Translation

Rumors are dainty morsels

that sink deep into one’s heart.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The words of a whisper are like delicious morsels,

and they themselves go down to inner parts of the body.

KJV 1900King James Version

The words of a talebearer are as wounds,

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