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Proverbs 26:22
New English Translation
Proverbs 26:22
New English Translation
22 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
and they have gone down into a person’s innermost being.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:22 tn The proverb is identical to 18:8 (see notes there); it observes how appealing gossip is.
Proverbs 26:22
New International Version
Proverbs 26:22
New International Version
22 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they go down to the inmost parts.(A)
Proverbs 26:22
King James Version
Proverbs 26:22
King James Version
22 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
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Proverbs 26:22
New King James Version
Proverbs 26:22
New King James Version
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:22 gossip or slanderer
- Proverbs 26:22 A Jewish tradition wounds
- Proverbs 26:22 Lit. rooms of the belly
Proverbs 26:22
English Standard Version
Proverbs 26:22
English Standard Version
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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