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Proverbs 18:8

World English Bible

The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels:
they go down into a person’s innermost parts.

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Proverbs 18:8 in other translations

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

Proverbs 18:8 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 18:8 in context

  1. 6A fool’s lips come into strife,
    and his mouth invites beatings.
  2. 7A fool’s mouth is his destruction,
    and his lips are a snare to his soul.
  3. 8The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels:
    they go down into a person’s innermost parts.
  4. 9One who is slack in his work
    is brother to him who is a master of destruction.
  5. 10Yahweh’s name is a strong tower:
    the righteous run to him, and are safe.