Proverbs 26:22
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
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Gill's Exposition
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. These expressions are the same with those in Pro 18:8; and are here repeated, as being found along with…
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…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
wounds Rather, dainty morsels; λόγοι μαλακοί, LXX. The proverb is repeated from Pro 18:8, where see note.