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Proverbs 18:8

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 8 The words of a slanderer are like tasty morsels;*+
  They are gulped right down into the stomach.+

Proverbs 18:8

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 8 The words of the slanderer are like things to be swallowed greedily,+ which do go down into the innermost parts of the belly.+

Proverbs 18:8

The Bible in Living English
- 8 *** A scandalmonger’s words are like the seeping of water,
  and they run down into the deepest recesses of the body.

Proverbs 18:8

American Standard Version
- 8 The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.

Proverbs 18:8

The Emphasized Bible
- 8 The words of a tattler are dainties, They therefore go down into the chambers of the inner man.

Proverbs 18:8

King James Version
- 8 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.