Proverbs 26:22 BSB — MannaFest

Proverbs 26:22

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

BSB

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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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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. These expressions are the same with those in Pro 18:8; and are here repeated, as being found along with others by the men of Hezekiah, Pro 25:1; as some others likewise are; and also because of the importance of them; and to impress the minds of men with a sense of the evil of such a practice, that they may shun it, and avoid those that are given to it. See Gill on Pro 18:8.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

They wound the reputation of him who is belied, and perhaps the wound proves incurable, and even the plaster of a recantation (which yet can seldom be obtained) may not prove wide enough for it. They wound the love and charity which he to whom they are spoken ought to have for his neighbour and give a fatal stab to friendship and Christian fellowship.

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
דִּבְרֵ֣י	div.Rei	[the] words of	H1697 →
נִ֭רְגָּן	Nir.gon	a slanderer	H7279 →
כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים	ke.mit.la.ha.Mim	[are] like delicacies	H3859 →
וְ֝הֵ֗ם	ve.Hem	and they	H1992 →
יָרְד֥וּ	ya.re.Du	they go down	H3381 →
חַדְרֵי־	chad.rei-	[the] chambers of	H2315 →
בָֽטֶן׃	Va.ten	[the] belly	H990 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 18:8
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
leads to
- Leviticus 19:16
  You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Proverbs 12:18
  Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
- Proverbs 16:28
  A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
- Proverbs 26:20–22
  Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.
Through
Proverbs 20:19
He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
leads to
- Proverbs 11:13
  A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.
- Romans 16:18
  For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
- Proverbs 18:8
  The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
- Proverbs 13:3
  He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Proverbs

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Proverbs