Proverbs 18:8
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordThe words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
— Proverbs 18:8, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: They go down into a person's innermost parts.
American Standard Version (ASV)
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
The words of a tale-bearer <FI>are<Fi> as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down <FI>to<Fi> the inner parts of the heart.