Proverbs 26:22

World English Bible (2000)

The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, they go down into the innermost parts.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 18:8 : 8 The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person's innermost parts.
  • Prov 20:19 : 19 He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don't keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
  • Ezek 22:9 : 9 Slanderous men have been in you to shed blood; and in you they have eaten on the mountains: in the midst of you they have committed lewdness.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 18:6-8
    3 verses
    94%

    6 A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.

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

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

  • Prov 20:19
    78%

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

  • Prov 11:13
    77%

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

  • Prov 26:17-21
    5 verses
    76%

    17 Like one who grabs a dog's ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.

    18 Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,

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

    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.

  • Prov 26:23-24
    2 verses
    76%

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

    24 A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart.

  • Prov 26:26-28
    3 verses
    74%

    26 His malice may be concealed by deception, but his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.

    27 Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.

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

  • Prov 16:27-28
    2 verses
    74%

    27 A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.

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

  • Prov 17:4
    72%

    4 An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

  • Prov 27:6
    71%

    6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

  • Prov 12:18
    71%

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

  • Prov 25:18
    70%

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

  • Prov 6:19
    70%

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

  • Eccl 10:11-12
    2 verses
    70%

    11 If the snake bites before it is charmed, then is there no profit for the charmer's tongue.

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

  • Prov 25:23
    70%

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

  • Ps 55:21
    69%

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

  • Ps 41:6-7
    2 verses
    69%

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

    7 All who hate me whisper together against me. They imagine the worst for me.

  • Prov 10:18-19
    2 verses
    69%

    18 He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.

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

  • Jer 9:8
    69%

    8 Their 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 23:8
    69%

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

  • Prov 18:20
    69%

    20 A man's stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.

  • Ps 52:2
    69%

    2 Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

  • Ps 10:7
    68%

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

  • Rom 3:14
    68%

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

  • Prov 20:30
    68%

    30 Wounding blows cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the innermost parts.

  • Ps 5:9
    68%

    9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. Their heart is destruction. Their throat is an open tomb. They flatter with their tongue.

  • Prov 15:4
    68%

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

  • Prov 21:23
    68%

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

  • Prov 6:14
    68%

    14 in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who always sows discord.

  • Ps 12:2
    68%

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

  • Prov 17:20
    68%

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

  • Prov 24:2
    68%

    2 for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about mischief.

  • Prov 13:2
    67%

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

  • Prov 21:6
    67%

    6 Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.

  • Prov 29:5
    67%

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

  • Prov 29:24
    67%

    24 Whoever is an accomplice of a thief is an enemy of his own soul. He takes an oath, but dares not testify.