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