Proverbs 26:22

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 18:8 : 8 The words of a talebearer are like wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the body.
  • Prov 20:19 : 19 He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets; therefore, do not associate with one who flatters with his lips.
  • Ezek 22:9 : 9 In you are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in you they eat on the mountains: in the midst of you they commit lewdness.

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 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.

    8The words of a talebearer are like wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the body.

  • 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
    77%

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

  • Prov 26:17-21
    5 verses
    76%

    17He who passes by and meddles in strife not belonging to him is like one who takes a dog by the ears.

    18Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death,

    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.

    21As coals to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindle strife.

  • Prov 26:23-24
    2 verses
    76%

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

    24He who hates others disguises it with his lips, and stores up deceit within him;

  • Prov 26:26-28
    3 verses
    74%

    26Though his hatred is concealed by deceit, his wickedness shall be exposed before the assembly.

    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 16:27-28
    2 verses
    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 17:4
    72%

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

  • Prov 27:6
    71%

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

  • Prov 12:18
    71%

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

  • Prov 25:18
    70%

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

  • Prov 6:19
    70%

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

  • Eccl 10:11-12
    2 verses
    70%

    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 25:23
    70%

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

  • Ps 55:21
    69%

    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.

  • Ps 41:6-7
    2 verses
    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.

    7All who hate me whisper together against me; they devise my harm against me.

  • Prov 10:18-19
    2 verses
    69%

    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.

  • Jer 9:8
    69%

    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 23:8
    69%

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

  • Prov 18:20
    69%

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

  • Ps 52:2
    69%

    2Your tongue devises mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

  • Ps 10:7
    68%

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

  • Rom 3:14
    68%

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

  • Prov 20:30
    68%

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

  • Ps 5:9
    68%

    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 15:4
    68%

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

  • Prov 21:23
    68%

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

  • Prov 6:14
    68%

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

  • Ps 12:2
    68%

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

  • Prov 17:20
    68%

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

  • Prov 24:2
    68%

    2For their hearts plot destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

  • Prov 13:2
    67%

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

  • Prov 21:6
    67%

    6The accumulation of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vanity to those who seek death.

  • Prov 29:5
    67%

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

  • Prov 29:24
    67%

    24Whoever is a partner with a thief hates his own soul; he hears cursing, and does not reveal it.