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)

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 come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.

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

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

  • Prov 20:19
    78%

    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
    77%

    13One 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%

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

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

    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.

    21As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife.

  • Prov 26:23-24
    2 verses
    76%

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

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

  • Prov 26:26-28
    3 verses
    74%

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

    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 16:27-28
    2 verses
    74%

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

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

  • Prov 17:4
    72%

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

  • Prov 27:6
    71%

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

  • Prov 12:18
    71%

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

  • Prov 25:18
    70%

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

  • Prov 6:19
    70%

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

  • Eccl 10:11-12
    2 verses
    70%

    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 25:23
    70%

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

  • Ps 55:21
    69%

    21His 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%

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

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

  • Prov 10:18-19
    2 verses
    69%

    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.

  • Jer 9:8
    69%

    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 23:8
    69%

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

  • Prov 18:20
    69%

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

  • Ps 52:2
    69%

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

  • Ps 10:7
    68%

    7His 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%

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

  • Ps 5:9
    68%

    9For 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%

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

  • Prov 21:23
    68%

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

  • Prov 6:14
    68%

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

  • Ps 12:2
    68%

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

  • Prov 17:20
    68%

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

  • Prov 24:2
    68%

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

  • Prov 13:2
    67%

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

  • Prov 21:6
    67%

    6Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for 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 an accomplice of a thief is an enemy of his own soul. He takes an oath, but dares not testify.