Parallel PROV 26:22

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ULT The words of a murmurer, are like things swallowed greedily,
 ⇔ and they themselves go down into the rooms of the belly.

UST People are eager to listen to what people who gossip say,
 ⇔ and what they say deeply affects those who hear it.

BSB The words of a gossip are like choice morsels
 ⇔ that go down into the inmost being.

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WEBBE The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels,
 ⇔ they go down into the innermost parts.

NET The words of a gossip are like delicious morsels;
 ⇔ they go down into a person’s innermost being.

LSV The words of a tale-bearer [are] as self-inflicted wounds,
And they have gone down [to] the inner parts of the heart.

FBV Listening to gossip is like gulping down bites of your favorite food—they go deep down inside you.

T4T  ⇔ People enjoy listening to what gossips say about others just like [SIM] they enjoy tasty food;
 ⇔ they enjoy listening to what gossips tell them like they enjoy swallowing tasty food.

LEB  •  The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels,
  •  and they go down to the inner parts of the body.

BBE The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, they go down into the inner parts of the stomach.

Moff The words of a slanderer are like dainty morsels
 ⇔ swallowed and relished to the full.

JPS The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the body.

ASV The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels,
 ⇔ And they go down into the innermost parts.

DRA The words of a talebearer are as it were simple, but they reach to the innermost parts of the belly.

YLT The words of a tale-bearer [are] as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down [to] the inner parts of the heart.

Drby The words of a talebearer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

RV The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

SLT The words of a tale-bearer as dainty morsels, and they will go down to the chambers of the belly.

Wbstr The words of a tale-bearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

KJB-1769 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.[fn]

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KJB-1611 The words of a tale-bearer are as woundes, and they goe downe into the [fn]innermost parts of the belly.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

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Bshps A talebearers wordes are lyke men that strike with hammers, and they pearse the inwarde partes of the body.
   (A talebearers words are like men that strike with hammers, and they pierce the inward parts of the body.)

Gnva The wordes of a tale bearer are as flatterings, and they goe downe into the bowels of the belly.
   (The words of a tale bearer are as flatterings, and they go down into the bowels of the belly.)

Cvdl A slaunderers wordes are like flatery, but they pearse ye inwarde partes of ye body.
   (A slanderers words are like flattery, but they pierce ye/you_all inward parts of ye/you_all body.)

Wycl The wordis of a pryuei bacbitere ben as symple; and tho comen til to the ynneste thingis of the herte.
   (The words of a privy/private slanderer been as simple; and those came till to the innermost things of the heart.)

Luth Die Worte des Verleumders sind wie Schläge und sie gehen durchs Herz.
   (The words the slanderer are as/like blows(n) and they/she/them go through heart.)

ClVg Verba susurronis quasi simplicia, et ipsa perveniunt ad intima ventris.
   (Words whisperer as_if simple_things, and herself they_arrive to intima belly.)