Verse 8

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

Referenced Verses

• Lev 19:16 : 16 "'You shall not go up and down as a slanderer among your people; neither shall you stand against the life{literally, "blood"} 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.