The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels:
they go down into a person’s innermost parts.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Proverbs 18:8 in context
Proverbs 18:5–11
5
To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good,
nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
6
A fool’s lips come into strife,
and his mouth invites beatings.
7
A fool’s mouth is his destruction,
and his lips are a snare to his soul.
8
Selected verse
The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels:
they go down into a person’s innermost parts.
9
One who is slack in his work
is brother to him who is a master of destruction.
10
The LORD’s name is a strong tower:
the righteous run to him, and are safe.
11
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.
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