The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.
WEB
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
YLT
The words of a tale-bearer are as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down to the inner parts of the heart.
DBT
The words of a talebearer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.