Proverbs 26:22

22 The ¹words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost 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 the fire goes out, And where there is no whisperer, contention quiets down.

21 Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife.

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

23 Like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross Are burning lips and a wicked heart.

24 He who hates disguises it with his lips, But he lays up deceit in his heart.

Cross References

• 1. Proverbs 18:8

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "chambers of the belly"