Proverbs 18:8
New King James Version
8 (A)The words of a [a]talebearer are like [b]tasty trifles,
And they go down into the [c]inmost body.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:8 gossip or slanderer
- Proverbs 18:8 A Jewish tradition wounds
- Proverbs 18:8 Lit. rooms of the belly
Proverbs 16:28
New King James Version
28 A perverse man sows strife,
And (A)a whisperer separates the best of friends.
Proverbs 12:18
New King James Version
18 (A)There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword,
But the tongue of the wise promotes health.
Leviticus 19:16
New King James Version
16 You shall not go about as a (A)talebearer among your people; nor shall you (B)take a stand against the life of your neighbor: I am the Lord.
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Proverbs 26:20-22
New King James Version
20 Where there is no wood, the fire goes out;
And where there is no [a]talebearer, strife ceases.
21 (A)As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
22 The words of a [b]talebearer are like [c]tasty trifles,
And they go down into the [d]inmost body.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:20 gossip or slanderer, lit. whisperer
- Proverbs 26:22 gossip or slanderer
- Proverbs 26:22 A Jewish tradition wounds
- Proverbs 26:22 Lit. rooms of the belly
Psalm 64:3-4
New King James Version
3 Who sharpen their tongue like a sword,
(A)And bend their bows to shoot their arrows—bitter words,
4 That they may shoot in secret at the blameless;
Suddenly they shoot at him and do not fear.
Psalm 52:2
New King James Version
2 Your tongue devises destruction,
Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
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