Proverbs 18:8
Text Analysis

Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
1697 [e]דִּבְרֵ֣י
diḇ-rê
The wordsN-mpc
7279 [e]נִ֭רְגָּן
nir-gān
of a whispererV-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms
3859 [e]כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים
kə-miṯ-la-hă-mîm
[are] like things to be gulpedPrep-k | V-Hitpael-Prtcpl-mp
1992 [e]וְ֝הֵ֗ם
wə-hêm
and theyConj-w | Pro-3mp
3381 [e]יָרְד֥וּ
yā-rə-ḏū
go downV-Qal-Perf-3cp
2315 [e]חַדְרֵי־
ḥaḏ-rê-
into the chambersN-mpc
990 [e]בָֽטֶן׃
ḇā-ṭen
of the bellyN-fs





















Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.

Young's Literal Translation
The words of a tale-bearer [are] as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down [to] the inner parts of the heart.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A gossip’s words are like choice food that goes down to one’s innermost being .

New American Standard Bible
The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.

King James Bible
The words of a talebearer [are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
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