Proverbs 26:22

New English Translation

²²The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
and they have gone down into a person’s innermost being.^[a]

Proverbs 26:22 tn The proverb is identical to 18:8 (see notes there); it observes how appealing gossip is.

Proverbs 26:22

King James Version

²²The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

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

²²^(A)The words of ^(B)a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
they go down into the inner parts of the body.

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