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Proverbs 18:8

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.

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ASV

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

KJV

The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

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7 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
דִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.Rei[the] words ofH1697 →
נִ֭רְגָּןNir.gona slandererH7279 →
כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑יםke.mit.la.ha.Mim[are] like delicaciesH3859 →
וְ֝הֵ֗םve.Hemand theyH1992 →
יָרְד֥וּya.re.Duthey go downH3381 →
חַדְרֵי־chad.rei-[the] chambers ofH2315 →
בָֽטֶן׃Va.ten[the] bellyH990 →

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Proverbs 15:4A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.Proverbs 12:18Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.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.Proverbs 16:28A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.Proverbs 20:19He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.Proverbs 26:22The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.Proverbs 26:20–22Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.Psalms 64:3–4who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,Psalms 52:2Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.Ephesians 4:31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.1 Samuel 24:9and said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Look, David intends to harm you’?Deuteronomy 22:14and he then accuses her of shameful conduct and gives her a bad name, saying, “I married this woman and had relations with her, but I discovered she was not a virgin.”Ezekiel 22:9Among you are slanderous men bent on bloodshed; within you are those who eat on the mountain shrines and commit acts of indecency.Judges 16:18When Delilah realized that he had revealed to her all that was in his heart, she sent this message to the lords of the Philistines: “Come up once more, for he has revealed to me all that is in his heart.” Then the lords of the Philistines came to her, bringing the money in their hands.Psalms 120:4Sharp arrows will come from the warrior, with burning coals of the broom tree!

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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