Proverbs 18:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.”
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“The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The words of a tale-bearer <FI>are<Fi> as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down <FI>to<Fi> the inner parts of the heart.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 18:8 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 19:16You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.
- Psalms 52:2Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.
- Psalms 64:3who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,
- Proverbs 12:18Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
- Proverbs 16:28A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
- Proverbs 26:20Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.
- Proverbs 26:22The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).