Proverbs 26:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.”

Proverbs 26:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 26:22 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 26:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, they go down into the innermost parts.”

Proverbs 26:22 — World English Bible

Proverbs 26:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.”

Proverbs 26:22 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 26:22 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 26:22 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 26:22 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 26:22 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 26:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The wordes of a tale bearer are as flatterings, and they goe downe into the bowels of the belly.”

Proverbs 26:22 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 26:22 in Context — Proverbs 26

20 Sin leña se apaga el fuego: y donde no hay chismoso, cesa la contienda.

21 El carbón para brasas, y la leña para el fuego: y el hombre rencilloso para encender contienda.

22 Las palabras del chismoso parecen blandas; mas ellas entran hasta lo secreto del vientre.

23 [Como] escoria de plata echada sobre el tiesto, son los labios enardecidos y el corazón malo.

24 Otro parece en los labios el que aborrece; mas en su interior pone engaño.

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What Does Proverbs 26:22 Mean?

Proverbs 26:22 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 26. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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