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Proverbs 18:8

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
Proverbs 18:8
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

דִּבְרֵ֣י נִ֭רְגָּן כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים וְ֝הֵ֗ם יָרְד֥וּ חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃

  1. דִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.Rei“[the] words of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from דָּבָר · “word” · Strong's H1697G
  2. נִ֭רְגָּןNir.gon“a slanderer”
    Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from רָגַן · “to grumble” · Strong's H7279
  3. כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑יםke.mit.la.ha.Mim“[are] like delicacies”
    Preposition + Verb, hithpael, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from לָהַם · “to swallow” · Strong's H3859
  4. וְ֝הֵ֗םve.Hem“and they”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
  5. יָרְד֥וּya.re.Du“they go down”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from יָרַד · “to go down” · Strong's H3381
  6. חַדְרֵי־chad.rei-“[the] chambers of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from חֶ֫דֶר · “chamber” · Strong's H2315
  7. בָֽטֶן׃Va.ten“[the] belly”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from בֶּ֫טֶן · “body” · Strong's H0990J
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)