Proverbs 26:22
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
*†The words of a tale-bearer are as woundes, and they goe downe into the innermost parts of the belly.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. chambers.
- *Cross-referenceCha.18.8
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Proverbs 26:22
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talebearer
One who goes about spreading reports or revealing private matters, causing harm or strife.
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1. Bodily injuries, cuts, or sores. 2. Deep inward hurts or afflictions likened to bodily injuries.
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From a higher place or position to a lower one; below.
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Farthest inward; most remote from the outward part.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Portions or divisions of a whole. Sense 2: Divides, separates, departs, or assigns shares.
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26:21As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
26:21* As coales are to burning coales, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
26:22The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
26:22*†The words of a tale-bearer are as woundes, and they goe downe into the innermost parts of the belly.
Selected passage26:23Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
26:23Burning lips, and a wicked heart, are like a potsheard couered with siluer drosse.