Proverbs 26:22
Proverbs 26:22 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
Proverbs 26:22 The Message (MSG)
Listening to gossip is like eating cheap candy; do you want junk like that in your belly?
Proverbs 26:22 King James Version (KJV)
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, And they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Proverbs 26:22 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.
Proverbs 26:22 New Century Version (NCV)
The words of a gossip are like tasty bits of food; people like to gobble them up.
Proverbs 26:22 American Standard Version (ASV)
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.
Proverbs 26:22 New International Version (NIV)
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.
Proverbs 26:22 New King James Version (NKJV)
The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles, And they go down into the inmost body.
Proverbs 26:22 Amplified Bible (AMP)
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]. [Prov 18:8]