Proverbs 18:8
“The words of a tale bearer are as wounds, and they goe downe into the innermost parts of the belly.”
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Proverbs 18:8 Context
6A fooles lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. 7A fooles mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soule. 8The words of a tale bearer are as wounds, and they goe downe into the innermost parts of the belly. 9Hee also that is slouthful in his worke, is brother to him that is a great waster. 10The name of the Lord is a a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
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The words of a talebearer [are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
- King James Version
The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.
- New American Standard Version (1995)