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New Living Translation

Proverbs 26:22

Rumors are dainty morsels that sink deep into one's heart.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Slander;   Speaking;   Talebearer;   Thompson Chain Reference - Evil;   Silence-Speech;   Speaking, Evil;   Whispering, Evil;   The Topic Concordance - Speech/communication;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Slander;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Tongue;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Pardon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Proverbs, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Greek Versions of Ot;   Proverbs, Book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Tale;  

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels,And they go down into the innermost parts of the stomach.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
A talebearers wordes are lyke men that strike with hammers, and they pearse the inwarde partes of the body.
Darby Translation
The words of a talebearer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
New King James Version
The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles, And they go down into the inmost body.
Literal Translation
The words of a whisperer are as delicacies, and they go down into the chambers of the heart.
Easy-to-Read Version
People love to hear gossip. It is like tasty food on its way to the stomach.
World English Bible
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, They go down into the innermost parts.
King James Version (1611)
The words of a tale-bearer are as woundes, and they goe downe into the innermost parts of the belly.
King James Version
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
A slaunderers wordes are like flatery, but they pearse ye inwarde partes of ye body.
THE MESSAGE
Listening to gossip is like eating cheap candy; do you want junk like that in your belly?
Amplified Bible
The words of a whisperer (gossip) are like dainty morsels [to be greedily eaten]; They go down into the innermost chambers of the body [to be remembered and mused upon].
American Standard Version
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.
Bible in Basic English
The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, they go down into the inner parts of the stomach.
Update Bible Version
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.
Webster's Bible Translation
The words of a tale-bearer [are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
New English Translation
The words of a gossip are like delicious morsels; they go down into a person's innermost being.
Contemporary English Version
There is nothing so delicious as the taste of gossip! It melts in your mouth.
Complete Jewish Bible
A slanderer's words are tasty morsels; they slide right down into the belly.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The wordes of a tale bearer are as flatterings, and they goe downe into the bowels of the belly.
George Lamsa Translation
The words of the malicious stir up trouble; they go down into the innermost parts of the heart.
Hebrew Names Version
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, They go down into the innermost parts.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the body.
New Life Bible
The words of one who tells secret things about people are like good-tasting bites of food. They go down into the inside parts of the body.
English Revised Version
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Berean Standard Bible
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down to the inmost being.
New Revised Standard
The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
the words of a tattler, are dainties, they, therefore go down into the chambers of the inner man.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The words of a talebearer are as it were simple, but they reach to the innermost parts of the belly.
Lexham English Bible
The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels, and they go down to the inner parts of the body.
English Standard Version
The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
New American Standard Bible
The words of a gossiper are like dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.
New Century Version
The words of a gossip are like tasty bits of food; people like to gobble them up.
Good News Translation
Gossip is so tasty! How we love to swallow it!
Christian Standard Bible®
A gossip's words are like choice food that goes down to one's innermost being.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The wordis of a pryuei bacbitere ben as symple; and tho comen til to the ynneste thingis of the herte.
Revised Standard Version
The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
Young's Literal Translation
The words of a tale-bearer [are] as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down [to] the inner parts of the heart.

Contextual Overview

20 Fire goes out without wood, and quarrels disappear when gossip stops. 21 A quarrelsome person starts fights as easily as hot embers light charcoal or fire lights wood. 22 Rumors are dainty morsels that sink deep into one's heart.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

words: Proverbs 18:8, Proverbs 20:19, Ezekiel 22:9

innermost parts: Heb. chambers

Reciprocal: Proverbs 15:4 - a breach Proverbs 26:20 - so

Cross-References

Genesis 17:6
I will make you extremely fruitful. Your descendants will become many nations, and kings will be among them!
Genesis 28:3
May God Almighty bless you and give you many children. And may your descendants multiply and become many nations!
Genesis 41:52
Joseph named his second son Ephraim, for he said, "God has made me fruitful in this land of my grief."
Exodus 1:7
But their descendants, the Israelites, had many children and grandchildren. In fact, they multiplied so greatly that they became extremely powerful and filled the land.
Psalms 4:1

For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by stringed instruments.

Answer me when I call to you, O God who declares me innocent. Free me from my troubles. Have mercy on me and hear my prayer.
Psalms 18:19
He led me to a place of safety; he rescued me because he delights in me.
Psalms 118:5
In my distress I prayed to the Lord , and the Lord answered me and set me free.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The words of a talebearer [are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. These expressions are the same with those in Proverbs 18:8; and are here repeated, as being found along with others by the men of Hezekiah, Proverbs 25:1; as some others likewise are; and also because of the importance of them; and to impress the minds of men with a sense of the evil of such a practice, that they may shun it, and avoid those that are given to it. Proverbs 25:1- :.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Compare the marginal reference note.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Proverbs 26:22. The words of a tale-bearer — The same with Proverbs 18:8, where see the note. Proverbs 18:8.


 
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