22 The words of a [a]talebearer are like [b]tasty trifles,
And they go down into the [c]inmost body.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 26:22 gossip or slanderer
  2. Proverbs 26:22 A Jewish tradition wounds
  3. Proverbs 26:22 Lit. rooms of the belly

(A)The words of a [a]talebearer are like [b]tasty trifles,
And they go down into the [c]inmost body.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:8 gossip or slanderer
  2. Proverbs 18:8 A Jewish tradition wounds
  3. Proverbs 18:8 Lit. rooms of the belly

19 (A)He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets;
Therefore do not associate with one (B)who flatters with his lips.

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In you are (A)men who slander to cause bloodshed; (B)in you are those who eat on the mountains; in your midst they commit lewdness.

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