Proverbs 18:8
Proverbs 18:8 The Message (MSG)
Listening to gossip is like eating cheap candy; do you really want junk like that in your belly?
Proverbs 18:8 King James Version (KJV)
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, And they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Proverbs 18:8 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 18:8 New Century Version (NCV)
The words of a gossip are like tasty bits of food. People like to gobble them up.
Proverbs 18:8 American Standard Version (ASV)
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.
Proverbs 18:8 New King James Version (NKJV)
The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles, And they go down into the inmost body.
Proverbs 18:8 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].
Proverbs 18:8 New Living Translation (NLT)
Rumors are dainty morsels that sink deep into one’s heart.
Proverbs 18:8 The Passion Translation (TPT)
The words of a gossip merely reveal the wounds of his own soul, and his slander penetrates into the innermost being.