Proverbs 26:22 - Compare All Versions

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Listening to gossip is like eating cheap candy; do you want junk like that in your belly?

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

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

The words of a gossip are like tasty bits of food; people like to gobble them up.

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

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.

The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles, And they go down into the inmost body.

The words of a whisperer (gossip) are like dainty morsels [to be greedily eaten]; They go down into the innermost chambers of the body [to be remembered and mused upon]. [Prov 18:8]

Rumors are dainty morsels that sink deep into one’s heart.

Gossip is so delicious, and how we love to swallow it! For slander is easily absorbed into our innermost being.

The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.