22The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.


In Context

19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor, And saith, Am not I in sport?

20 For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.

21 As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to inflame strife.

22 The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.

23 Fervent lips and a wicked heart Are like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.

24 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips; But he layeth up deceit within him:

Proverbs 26:22 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:22The words of a talebearer [are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

26:22The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man's inmost parts.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

26:22The words of a talebearer are as it were simple, but they reach to the innermost parts of the belly.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:22The words of a talebearer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

26:22The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:22The words of a tale-bearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:22The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, they go down into the innermost parts.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

26:22The words of a tale-bearer are as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down to the inner parts of the heart.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:22The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.