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Proverbs 26:22

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

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Proverbs 26:22 in other translations

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

Proverbs 26:22 · World English Bible

Proverbs 26:22 in context

  1. 20For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.
  2. 21As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to inflame strife.
  3. 22The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.
  4. 23Fervent lips and a wicked heart Are like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
  5. 24He that hateth dissembleth with his lips; But he layeth up deceit within him: