Selah · Bible verse
Proverbs 18:8
The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person’s innermost parts.
In context
6A fool’s lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.
7A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
8The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person’s innermost parts.
9One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.
10Yahweh’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.
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In other languages
日本語 · 箴言 18:8 · 口語訳聖書人のよしあしをいう者の言葉はおいしい食物のようで、腹の奥にしみこむ。한국어 · 잠언 18:8 · 개역한글남의 말하기를 좋아하는 자의 말은 별식과 같아서 뱃 속 깊은 데로 내려가느니라Español · Proverbios 18:8 · Reina-Valera (1909)Las palabras del chismoso parecen blandas, y descienden hasta lo íntimo del vientre.Português · Provérbios 18:8 · Bíblia Livre (2018)As palavras do fofoqueiro são como alimentos deliciosos, que descem até o interior do ventre.
