Proverbs 26:22

Geneva Bible (1560)

The wordes of a tale bearer are as flatterings, and they goe downe into the bowels of the belly.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 18:8 : 8 The wordes of a tale bearer are as flatterings, and they goe downe into the bowels of the belly.
  • Prov 20:19 : 19 He that goeth about as a slanderer, discouereth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
  • Ezek 22:9 : 9 In thee are men that cary tales to shed blood: in thee are they that eate vpon the mountaines: in ye mids of thee they comit abomination.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 18:6-8
    3 verses
    94%

    6A fooles lips come with strife, & his mouth calleth for stripes.

    7A fooles mouth is his owne destruction, and his lips are a snare for his soule.

    8The wordes of a tale bearer are as flatterings, and they goe downe into the bowels of the belly.

  • Prov 20:19
    78%

    19He that goeth about as a slanderer, discouereth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

  • Prov 11:13
    77%

    13Hee that goeth about as a slanderer, discouereth a secret: but hee that is of a faithfull heart concealeth a matter.

  • Prov 26:17-21
    5 verses
    76%

    17He that passeth by and medleth with the strife that belongeth not vnto him, is as one that taketh a dog by the eares.

    18As he that faineth himselfe mad, casteth fire brands, arrowes, and mortall things,

    19So dealeth the deceitfull man with his friend and sayth, Am not I in sport?

    20Without wood the fire is quenched, and without a talebearer strife ceaseth.

    21As ye cole maketh burning coles, & wood a fire, so the contentious man is apt to kindle strife.

  • Prov 26:23-24
    2 verses
    76%

    23As siluer drosse ouerlayde vpon a potsheard, so are burning lips, and an euill heart.

    24He that hateth, will counterfaite with his lips, but in his heart he layeth vp deceite.

  • Prov 26:26-28
    3 verses
    74%

    26Hatred may be couered by deceite: but the malice thereof shall be discouered in the congregation.

    27He that diggeth a pit shal fall therein, and he that rolleth a stone, it shall returne vnto him.

    28A false tongue hateth the afflicted, and a flattering mouth causeth ruine.

  • Prov 16:27-28
    2 verses
    74%

    27A wicked man diggeth vp euill, and in his lippes is like burning fire.

    28A frowarde person soweth strife: and a tale teller maketh diuision among princes.

  • Prov 17:4
    72%

    4The wicked giueth heed to false lippes, and a lyer hearkeneth to the naughtie tongue.

  • Prov 27:6
    71%

    6The wounds of a louer are faithful, and the kisses of an enemie are pleasant.

  • Prov 12:18
    71%

    18There is that speaketh wordes like the prickings of a sworde: but the tongue of wise men is health.

  • Prov 25:18
    70%

    18A man that beareth false witnes against his neighbour, is like an hammer and a sword, and a sharpe arrowe.

  • Prov 6:19
    70%

    19A false witnesse that speaketh lyes, and him that rayseth vp contentions among brethren.

  • Eccl 10:11-12
    2 verses
    70%

    11If the serpent bite, when he is not charmed: no better is a babbler.

    12The words of ye mouth of a wise man haue grace: but the lippes of a foole deuoure himselfe.

  • Prov 25:23
    70%

    23As the Northwinde driueth away the raine, so doeth an angry countenance the slandering tongue.

  • Ps 55:21
    69%

    21The wordes of his mouth were softer then butter, yet warre was in his heart: his words were more gentle then oyle, yet they were swordes.

  • Ps 41:6-7
    2 verses
    69%

    6And if hee come to see mee, hee speaketh lies, but his heart heapeth iniquitie within him, and when he commeth foorth, he telleth it.

    7All they that hate me, whisper together against me: euen against me do they imagine mine hurt.

  • Prov 10:18-19
    2 verses
    69%

    18He that dissembleth hatred with lying lips, and he that inuenteth slaunder, is a foole.

    19In many wordes there cannot want iniquitie: but he that refrayneth his lippes, is wise.

  • Jer 9:8
    69%

    8Their tongue is as an arow shot out, and speaketh deceite: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in his heart hee layeth waite for him.

  • Prov 23:8
    69%

    8Thou shalt vomit thy morsels that thou hast eaten, and thou shalt lose thy sweete wordes.

  • Prov 18:20
    69%

    20With the fruite of a mans mouth shall his belly be satisfied, and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

  • Ps 52:2
    69%

    2Thy tongue imagineth mischiefe, and is like a sharpe rasor, that cutteth deceitfully.

  • Ps 10:7
    68%

    7His mouth is full of cursing and deceite and fraude: vnder his tongue is mischiefe and iniquitie.

  • Rom 3:14
    68%

    14Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitternesse.

  • Prov 20:30
    68%

    30The blewnes of the wound serueth to purge the euill, and the stripes within the bowels of the belly.

  • Ps 5:9
    68%

    9For no constancie is in their mouth: within, they are very corruption: their throte is an open sepulchre, and they flatter with their tongue.

  • Prov 15:4
    68%

    4A wholesome tongue is as a tree of life: but the frowardnes therof is the breaking of ye minde.

  • Prov 21:23
    68%

    23He that keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soule from afflictions.

  • Prov 6:14
    68%

    14Lewde things are in his heart: he imagineth euill at all times, and raiseth vp contentions.

  • Ps 12:2
    68%

    2They speake deceitfully euery one with his neighbour, flattering with their lips, and speake with a double heart.

  • Prov 17:20
    68%

    20The froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a naughtie tongue, shall fall into euill.

  • Prov 24:2
    68%

    2For their heart imagineth destruction, and their lippes speake mischiefe.

  • Prov 13:2
    67%

    2A man shall eate good things by the fruite of his mouth: but the soule of the trespassers shall suffer violence.

  • Prov 21:6
    67%

    6The gathering of treasures by a deceitfull tongue is vanitie tossed to and fro of them that seeke death.

  • Prov 29:5
    67%

    5A man that flattereth his neighbour, spreadeth a net for his steps.

  • Prov 29:24
    67%

    24He that is partner with a thiefe, hateth his owne soule: he heareth cursing, & declareth it not.