Proverbs 26:22

22 The words of anyone who talks about others are like tasty bites of food. They go deep down inside you.

Proverbs 26:22 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 26:22

The words of a talebearer [are] as wounds, and they go down
into the innermost parts of the belly.
] These expressions are the same with those in ( Proverbs 18:8 ) ; and are here repeated, as being found along with others by the men of Hezekiah, ( Proverbs 25:1 ) ; as some others likewise are; and also because of the importance of them; and to impress the minds of men with a sense of the evil of such a practice, that they may shun it, and avoid those that are given to it. (See Gill on Proverbs 18:8).

Proverbs 26:22 In-Context

20 If you don't have wood, your fire goes out. If you don't talk about others, arguing dies down.

21 Coal glows. Wood burns. And a man who argues stirs up fights.

22 The words of anyone who talks about others are like tasty bites of food. They go deep down inside you.

23 Warm words that come from an evil heart are like shiny paint on a clay pot.

24 Someone who wants to hurt you uses his words to hide his hatred. But his heart is full of lies that cover up his evil plans.