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Proverbs 18:8

American Standard Version

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

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Proverbs 18:8 in other translations

The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels:
they go down into a person’s innermost parts.

Proverbs 18:8 · World English Bible

Proverbs 18:8 in context

  1. 6A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes.
  2. 7A fool’s mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
  3. 8The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.
  4. 9He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.
  5. 10The name of Jehovah is a strong tower; The righteous runneth into it, and is safe.