Proverbs 18:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

The words of a talebearer are like wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the body.

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  • Lev 19:16 : 16 You shall not go around as a talebearer among your people; nor shall you stand against the life of your neighbor: I am the LORD.
  • Prov 16:28 : 28 A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.
  • Prov 26:20-22 : 20 Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; so where there is no gossip, strife ceases. 21 As coals to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindle strife. 22 The words of a gossip are like wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
  • Ps 52:2 : 2 Your tongue devises mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
  • Prov 12:18 : 18 There are those who speak like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
  • Ps 64:3-4 : 3 Who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words. 4 That they may shoot in secret at the blameless; suddenly do they shoot at him and fear not.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Prov 26:22-23
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    22The words of a gossip are like wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

    23Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.

  • Prov 20:19
    78%

    19He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets; therefore, do not associate with one who flatters with his lips.

  • Prov 11:13
    78%

    13A gossip reveals secrets, but he who is of a faithful spirit conceals the matter.

  • Prov 18:6-7
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    78%

    6A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for blows.

    7A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

  • Prov 16:27-28
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    74%

    27An ungodly man digs up evil, and in his lips there is like a burning fire.

    28A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.

  • Prov 26:27-28
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    74%

    27Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone, it will roll back on him.

    28A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.

  • Prov 10:18-19
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    74%

    18He who hides hatred with lying lips, and he who utters slander, is a fool.

    19In the multitude of words, there is no lack of sin, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

  • Prov 12:18
    73%

    18There are those who speak like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

  • Eccl 10:11-12
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    73%

    11Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.

    12The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow him up.

  • Prov 17:4
    73%

    4A wicked doer listens to false lips, and a liar gives ear to a deceitful tongue.

  • Prov 18:9
    71%

    9He who is slothful in his work is brother to him who is a great waster.

  • Prov 6:18-19
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    71%

    18A heart that devises wicked imaginations, feet that are swift in running to mischief,

    19A false witness who speaks lies, and one who sows discord among brethren.

  • Prov 25:18
    71%

    18A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow.

  • Prov 23:8-9
    2 verses
    71%

    8The morsel which you have eaten, you shall vomit up, and lose your sweet words.

    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

  • Prov 26:19-20
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    71%

    19So is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, Am I not joking?

    20Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; so where there is no gossip, strife ceases.

  • Jer 9:8
    71%

    8Their tongue is like an arrow shot out; it speaks deceit: one speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart he lies in wait.

  • Prov 27:6
    70%

    6Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

  • Prov 18:20-21
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    70%

    20A man's stomach will be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; he will be filled with the produce of his lips.

    21Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

  • Ps 41:6
    69%

    6And if he comes to see me, he speaks vain things; his heart gathers iniquity to itself; when he goes out, he tells it.

  • Prov 15:4
    69%

    4A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it is a break in the spirit.

  • Prov 18:4
    69%

    4The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

  • Ps 10:7
    69%

    7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud; under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

  • Prov 13:2
    69%

    2A man shall eat well by the fruit of his mouth, but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.

  • Prov 17:20
    69%

    20He who has a perverse heart finds no good, and he who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

  • Prov 21:23
    68%

    23Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

  • Ps 5:9
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    9For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is pure wickedness; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongue.

  • Prov 19:28
    68%

    28An ungodly witness scorns judgment, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

  • Prov 29:5
    68%

    5A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.

  • Lev 19:16
    68%

    16You shall not go around as a talebearer among your people; nor shall you stand against the life of your neighbor: I am the LORD.

  • Ps 15:3
    68%

    3He who does not slander with his tongue, nor do evil to his neighbor, nor take up a reproach against his neighbor.

  • Prov 10:10
    68%

    10He who winks with the eye causes sorrow, but a prating fool shall fall.

  • Prov 25:23
    68%

    23The north wind brings forth rain, and a backbiting tongue, an angry countenance.

  • Ps 55:21
    68%

    21The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.

  • Prov 20:30
    68%

    30The bruises of a wound cleanse away evil, so do stripes the inner depths of the heart.

  • Rom 3:14
    67%

    14'Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.'

  • Prov 6:14
    67%

    14Perversity is in his heart, he devises mischief continually; he sows discord.

  • Prov 15:7
    67%

    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the heart of the foolish does not.

  • Ps 12:2
    67%

    2They speak vanity everyone with his neighbor: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.