Proverbs 26:22

22 The words of a whisperer [are] like delicious morsels, and they go down to the inner parts of the body.

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 For lack of wood, a fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling will cease.

21 [As] charcoal [is] to hot embers and wood [is] to fire, so a man of quarrels [is] to kindling strife.

22 The words of a whisperer [are] like delicious morsels, and they go down to the inner parts of the body.

23 [Like] {impure silver} which overlays an earthen vessel, [so are] smooth lips and an evil heart.

24 On his lips, an enemy will pretend, but {inside} he will harbor deceit.