Proverbs 26:22

In 11 translations

BSB

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.

KJV

The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.innermost…: Heb. chambers

WEB

The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, they go down into the innermost parts.

ASV

The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.

LSV

The words of a tale-bearer [are] as self-inflicted wounds, || And they have gone down [to] the inner parts of the heart.

YLT

The words of a tale-bearer [are] as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down [to] the inner parts of the heart.

DBY

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

DRC

The words of a talebearer are as it were simple, but they reach to the innermost parts of the belly.

GNV

The wordes of a tale bearer are as flatterings, and they goe downe into the bowels of the belly.

JPS

The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the body.

LXXE

The words of cunning knaves are soft; but they smite even to the inmost parts of the bowels.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

דִּבְרֵ֣י נִ֭רְגָּן כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים וְ֝הֵ֗ם יָרְד֥וּ חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃

LXX-Br

Λόγοι κερκώπων μαλακοὶ, οὗτοι δὲ τύπτουσιν εἰς ταμιεῖα σπλάγχνων.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 18:8The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
• Proverbs 20:19He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
• Ezekiel 22:9Among you are slanderous men bent on bloodshed; within you are those who eat on the mountain shrines and commit acts of indecency.

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