8The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 18:8
The Power of Words: Isolation, Pride, Justice, Friendship, and the Name of the LORD
The chapter moves from isolation and foolish speech, to justice and gossip, to true refuge in the LORD contrasted with false wealth-security, to listening and knowledge, to disputes and the tongue's power, and finally to marriage, poverty, and faithful friendship.
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Verse 8
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The wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יH1697Noun - masculine plural constructof a gossipנִ֭רְגָּןH7279Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularare like choice morselsכְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑יםH3859Preposition-k | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine pluralthatוְ֝הֵ֗םH1992Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine pluralgo downיָרְד֥וּH3381Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralinto the inmost beingחַדְרֵי־H2315Noun - masculine plural construct. . .בָֽטֶן׃H990Noun - feminine singular