Proverbs 18:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.”
Proverbs 18:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 18:8 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 18:8 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 18:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person’s innermost parts.”
Proverbs 18:8 — World English Bible
Proverbs 18:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.”
Proverbs 18:8 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 18:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Proverbs 18:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 18:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The words of a talebearer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.”
Proverbs 18:8 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 18:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The wordes of a tale bearer are as flatterings, and they goe downe into the bowels of the belly.”
Proverbs 18:8 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 18:8 in Context — Proverbs 18
6 Los labios del necio vienen con pleito; y su boca á cuestiones llama.
7 La boca del necio es quebrantamiento para sí, y sus labios son lazos para su alma.
8 Las palabras del chismoso parecen blandas, y descienden hasta lo íntimo del vientre.
9 También el que es negligente en su obra es hermano del hombre disipador.
10 Torre fuerte es el nombre de Jehová: á él correrá el justo, y será levantado.
What Does Proverbs 18:8 Mean?
Proverbs 18:8 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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