Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The words of the double tongued are as if they were harmless: and they reach even to the inner parts of the bowels. Fear casteth down the slothful: and the souls of the effeminate shall be hungry. words Proverbs 12:18 There is that promiseth, and is pricked as it were with a sword of conscience: but the tongue of the wise is health. Proverbs 16:28 A perverse man stirreth up quarrels: and one full of words separateth princes. Proverbs 26:20-22 When the wood faileth, the fire shall go out: and when the talebearer is taken away, contentions shall cease. . . . Leviticus 19:16 Thou shalt not be a detractor nor a whisperer among the people. Thou shalt not stand against the blood of thy neighbour. I am the Lord. Psalm 52:2 All the day long thy tongue hath devised injustice: as a sharp razor, thou hast wrought deceit. Psalm 64:3,4 For they have whetted their tongues like a sword; they have bent their bow a bitter thing, . . . Context The Selfishness of the Unfriendly…7The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin of his soul. 8The words of the double tongued are as if they were harmless: and they reach even to the inner parts of the bowels. Fear casteth down the slothful: and the souls of the effeminate shall be hungry.9He that is loose and slack in his work, is the brother of him that wasteth his own works.… Cross References Leviticus 19:16 Thou shalt not be a detractor nor a whisperer among the people. Thou shalt not stand against the blood of thy neighbour. I am the Lord. Proverbs 18:7 The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin of his soul. Proverbs 18:9 He that is loose and slack in his work, is the brother of him that wasteth his own works. Proverbs 26:22 The words of a talebearer are as it were simple, but they reach to the innermost parts of the belly. Lexicon A gossip’sנִ֭רְגָּן (nir·gān) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5372: Talebearer, whisperer words דִּבְרֵ֣י (diḇ·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause are like choice morsels, כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים (kə·miṯ·la·hă·mîm) Preposition-k | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3859: To burn in, to rankle and they וְ֝הֵ֗ם (wə·hêm) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1992: They sink יָרְד֥וּ (yā·rə·ḏū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 3381: To come or go down, descend into the inmost being. חַדְרֵי־ (ḥaḏ·rê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 2315: A chamber, room Additional Translations A gossip’s words are like choice morsels, and they sink into the inmost being.The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts. Fear casts down the slothful; and the souls of the effeminate shall hunger. The words of a talebearer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. The words of a whisperer are as dainty, morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. The words of a tale-bearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person's innermost parts. The words of a tale-bearer are as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down to the inner parts of the heart. Jump to Previous Belly Body Choice Dainty Delicious Evil Food Gossip Heart Inmost Inner Innermost Morsels Neighbour Parts Person's Self-Inflicted Sweet Talebearer Tale-Bearer Whisperer Words WoundsJump to Next Belly Body Choice Dainty Delicious Evil Food Gossip Heart Inmost Inner Innermost Morsels Neighbour Parts Person's Self-Inflicted Sweet Talebearer Tale-Bearer Whisperer Words WoundsLinks Proverbs 18:8 NIVProverbs 18:8 NLT Proverbs 18:8 ESV Proverbs 18:8 NASB Proverbs 18:8 KJV Proverbs 18:8 Bible Apps Proverbs 18:8 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 18:8 Chinese Bible Proverbs 18:8 French Bible Proverbs 18:8 German Bible Alphabetical: a And are body choice dainty down go gossip inmost innermost into like man's morsels of parts The they to whisperer words OT Poetry: Proverbs 18:8 The words of a gossip are like (Prov. Pro Pr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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