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Proverbs 26:22

The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
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English Standard Version

The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.

New International Version

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man's inmost parts.

Catholic Public Domain Version

The words of a whisperer seem simple, but they penetrate to the innermost parts of the self