Proverbs 26:22

Modern

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.

Traditional

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

Literal

The words of one whispering are like morsels being swallowed, they even go down to the chambers of the belly.

Latin

Verba susurronis quasi simplicia, et ipsa perveniunt ad intima ventris.

Hebrew

English

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.

This saying is repeated in Proverbs 18:8.

Proverbs 18:8
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
Proverbs 20:19
He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
Ezekiel 22:9
Among you are slanderous men bent on bloodshed; within you are those who eat on the mountain shrines and commit acts of indecency.