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Proverbs 18:8
8Rumors are dainty morsels that sink deep into one’s heart.
Proverbs 18:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
- New International Version (NIV)The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles, And they go down into the inmost body.
Context of Proverbs 18:8
6Fools’ words get them into constant quarrels; they are asking for a beating. 7The mouths of fools are their ruin; they trap themselves with their lips. Rumors are dainty morsels that sink deep into one’s heart. 9A lazy person is as bad as someone who destroys things. 10The name of the Lord is a strong fortress; the godly run to him and are safe.
Read all of Proverbs 18Proverbs 18:8 word by word
דִּבְרֵ֣י נִ֭רְגָּן כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים וְ֝הֵ֗ם יָרְד֥וּ חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 18:8
- Proverbs 12:18Some people make cutting remarks, but the words of the wise bring healing.
- Proverbs 16:28A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends.
- Proverbs 26:20Fire goes out without wood, and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.
- Leviticus 19:16“Do not spread slanderous gossip among your people. “Do not stand idly by when your neighbor’s life is threatened. I am the Lord.
- Psalms 52:2All day long you plot destruction. Your tongue cuts like a sharp razor; you’re an expert at telling lies.
- Psalms 64:3They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows.
Commentaries on Proverbs 18:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The words of a tale-bearer - נרגן דברי dibrey nirgan, "the words of the whisperer," the busy-body, the busy, meddling croaker. Verba bilinguis, "the words of the double-tongued." - Vulgate. The wordes of the twisel tunge - Old MS. Bible. "The words of a slanderer." - Coverdale. The words of a deceiver, the fair-spoken, deeply-malicious man, though they appear soft and gracious, are wounds deeply injurious. The original word is כמתלהמים kemithlahamim…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6-8Verses 6-8 The first verse speaks of the immediate, the others of the remote, results of the “fool‘s” temper. First, “contention,” then “strokes” or blows, then “destruction,” and last, “wounds.” Proverbs 18:8 Wounds - The word so rendered occurs here and in Proverbs 26:22 only. Others render it “dainties,” and take the verse to describe the avidity with which people swallow in tales of scandal. They find their way to the innermost recesses of man‘s…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8Verse 8 How base are those that sow contention! and what fatal effects may be expected from small beginnings of jealousy!Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Rumors can be tempting to listen to and share, but they are harmful. See a parallel passage in Proverbs 26:22Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. (Compare Pr 16:28). as wounds--not sustained by the Hebrew; better, as "sweet morsels," which men gladly swallow. innermost ... belly--the mind, or heart (compare Pr 20:27-30; Psa 22:14).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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