Proverbs 18:8

Proverbs 18:8 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

8The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;

they go down to the inmost parts.

8The words of a gossiper are like dainty morsels,

And they go down into the 18:8 Lit chambers of the bellyinnermost parts of the body.

8The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels,

And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.

8The 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].

8The words of a gossip are like choice morsels

that go down into the inmost being.

8The words of anyone who talks about others are like tasty bites of food.

They go deep down inside you.