Verse Comparison: Proverbs 26:22
American Standard Version
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.
Amplified® Bible
The words of a whisperer {or} slanderer are like dainty morsels {or} words of sport [to some, but to others are like deadly wounds]; and they go down into the innermost parts of the body [or of the victim's nature].
Darby English Version
The words of a talebearer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
King James Version
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Revised Standard Version
The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
Young's Literal Translation
The words of a tale-bearer `are' as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down `to' the inner parts of the heart.
