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].
Contemporary English Version
There is nothing so delicious as the taste of gossip! It melts in your mouth.
Darby English Version
The words of a talebearer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Good News Bible
Gossip is so tasty! How we love to swallow it!
King James Version
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
New American Standard Bible
The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost 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.
New King James Version
The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles,
And they go down into the inmost body.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The words of a whisperer resemble dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.
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.