Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 26:22
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Berean Standard Bible
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
King James Version
The words of a talebearer [are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
World English Bible
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, they go down into the innermost parts.
American Standard Version
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 26
20 Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.
21 Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
22 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
23 Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.
24 A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.
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