Proverbs 26:22

Proverbs 26:22 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

22The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;

they go down to the inmost parts.

22The words of a gossiper are like dainty morsels,

And they go down into the 26:22 Lit chambers of the bellyinnermost parts of the body.

22The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels,

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

22The 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]

22The words of a gossip are like choice morsels

that go down into the inmost being.

22The words of anyone who talks about others are like tasty bites of food.

They go deep down inside you.