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Proverbs 18:8
The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person's innermost parts.
Proverbs 18:8 · New Heart English Bible
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Proverbs 18:8 in other translations
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person’s innermost parts.
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In context
5 To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
6 A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.
7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
8 The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person's innermost parts.
9 One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.
10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.
11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.
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