Proverbs 26:22 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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²²The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

Proverbs 26:22 —

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Cross-References

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Proverbs 18:8
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Proverbs 20:19
He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
Ezekiel 22:9
In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.

Topics

Accusation, False Busybody Speaking Talebearer Tattler Uncharitableness Whisper Words

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 20-22)

Contention is as a fire; it heats the spirit, burns up all that is good, and puts families and societies into a flame. Now here we are told how that fire is commonly kindled and kept burning, that we may avoid the occasions of strife and so prevent the mischievous consequences of it. If then we would keep the peace, 1. We must not give ear to talebearers, for they feed the fire of contention with…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 22)

22. (Compare Pr 18:8).