Proverbs 18:8

World English Bible (2000)

The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person's innermost parts.

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Referenced Verses

  • Lev 19:16 : 16 "'You shall not go up and down as a slanderer among your people. "'You shall not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am Yahweh.
  • Prov 16:28 : 28 A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.
  • Prov 26:20-22 : 20 For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down. 21 As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife. 22 The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, they go down into the innermost parts.
  • Ps 52:2 : 2 Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
  • Prov 12:18 : 18 There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.
  • Ps 64:3-4 : 3 who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, deadly words, 4 to shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 26:22-23
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    22The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, they go down into the innermost parts.

    23Like silver dross on an earthen vessel are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.

  • Prov 20:19
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    19He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don't keep company with him who opens wide his lips.

  • Prov 11:13
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    13One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.

  • Prov 18:6-7
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    6A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.

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

  • Prov 16:27-28
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    27A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.

    28A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.

  • Prov 26:27-28
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    27Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.

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

  • Prov 10:18-19
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    18He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.

    19In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.

  • Prov 12:18
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    18There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.

  • Eccl 10:11-12
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    11If the snake bites before it is charmed, then is there no profit for the charmer's tongue.

    12The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

  • Prov 18:9
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    9One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.

  • Prov 6:18-19
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    18a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,

    19a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.

  • Prov 25:18
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    18A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.

  • Prov 23:8-9
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    8The morsel which you have eaten you shall vomit up, and lose your good words.

    9Don't speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

  • Prov 26:19-20
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    19is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "Am I not joking?"

    20For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.

  • Jer 9:8
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    8Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaks deceit: one speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart he lays wait for him.

  • Prov 27:6
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    6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

  • Prov 18:20-21
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    20A man's stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.

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

  • Ps 41:6
    69%

    6If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it.

  • Prov 15:4
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    4A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit.

  • Prov 18:4
    69%

    4The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.

  • Ps 10:7
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    7His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

  • Prov 13:2
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    2By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things; but the unfaithful crave violence.

  • Prov 17:20
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    20One who has a perverse heart doesn't find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

  • Prov 21:23
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    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 heart is destruction. Their throat is an open tomb. They flatter with their tongue.

  • Prov 19:28
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    28A corrupt witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.

  • Prov 29:5
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    5A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.

  • Lev 19:16
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    16"'You shall not go up and down as a slanderer among your people. "'You shall not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am Yahweh.

  • Ps 15:3
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    3He who doesn't slander with his tongue, nor does evil to his friend, nor casts slurs against his fellow man;

  • Prov 10:10
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    10One winking with the eye causes sorrow, but a chattering fool will fall.

  • Prov 25:23
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    23The north wind brings forth rain: so a backbiting tongue brings an angry face.

  • Ps 55:21
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    21His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.

  • Prov 20:30
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    30Wounding blows cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the innermost parts.

  • Rom 3:14
    67%

    14"whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness."

  • Prov 6:14
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    14in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who always sows discord.

  • Prov 15:7
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    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so with the heart of fools.

  • Ps 12:2
    67%

    2Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.