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Proverbs 26:22

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— The words of a talebearer [are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— The words of a tale-bearer [are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— The words of a talebearer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— the words of a tattler, are dainties, they, therefore go down into the chambers of the inner man.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— The words of a tale-bearer [are] as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down [to] the inner parts of the heart.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— The words of a talebearer are as it were simple, but they reach to the innermost parts of the belly.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— The wordes of a tale bearer are as flatterings, and they goe downe into the bowels of the belly.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— The words of a tale-bearer [are] as woundes, and they goe downe into the innermost parts of the belly.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— The words of the malicious stir up trouble; they go down into the innermost parts of the heart.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— The words of cunning knaves are soft; but they smite [even] to the inmost parts of the bowels.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— The words of a talebearer [are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
The words 1697
{1697} Prime
דָּבָר
dabar
{daw-baw'}
From H1696; a word; by implication a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially a cause.
of a talebearer 5372
{5372} Prime
נִרְגָן
nirgan
{neer-gawn'}
From an unused root meaning to roll to pieces; a slanderer.
[are] as wounds, 3859
{3859} Prime
לָהַם
laham
{law-ham'}
A primitive root; properly to burn in, that is, (figuratively) to rankle.
z8693
<8693> Grammar
Stem - Hithpael (See H8819)
Mood - Participle (See H8813)
Count - 139
and they x1992
(1992) Complement
הֵם
hem
{haym}
Masculine plural from H1931; they (only used when emphatic).
go down 3381
{3381} Prime
יָרַד
yarad
{yaw-rad'}
A primitive root; to descend (literally to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively to fall); causatively to bring down (in all the above applications).
z8804
<8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12562
into the innermost parts 2315
{2315} Prime
חֶדֶר
cheder
{kheh'-der}
From H2314; an apartment (usually literally).
of the belly. 990
{0990} Prime
בֶּטֶן
beten
{beh'-ten}
From an unused root probably meaning to be hollow; the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Proverbs 26:22

_ _ (Compare Proverbs 18:8).

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Proverbs 26:20-22.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
words:

Proverbs 18:8 The words of a talebearer [are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Proverbs 20:19 He that goeth about [as] a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
Ezekiel 22:9 In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.

innermost parts:
Heb. chambers
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