Proverbs 18:8
The words of a gossip are like delicious morsels 1 and they go down into the inner parts of the body. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
In Context
7A fool's mouth is his ruin 1 and he ensnares himself with his lips. 1
9Also, one who is slack in his work 1 is a brother to the one who destroys the most. 1
Cross References
Psalms 52:2Your tongue plans destruction 1 like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. 1
Proverbs 12:18The words of one who speaks rashly are like the thrusts of a sword, 1 but the tongue of the wise brings healing. 1
Proverbs 26:20For lack of wood, the fire goes out; 1 and where there is no gossiper quarreling ceases. 1
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 18:7-8
6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. 7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul. Solomon has often shown what mischief bad men do to others with their ungoverned tongues; here he shows what mischief they do to themselves. 1. They embroil themselves in quarrels: A fool's lips, without any cause or call, enter into contention, by advancing foolish notions which others find themselves obliged to oppose, and so a quarrel is begun, or by giving… Read the whole commentary →