Verse 22
Proverbs 26:22
New Living Translation
22
Rumors are dainty morsels<br>that sink deep into one’s heart.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
דִּבְרֵ֣י נִ֭רְגָּן כְּ/מִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים וְ֝/הֵ֗ם יָרְד֥וּ חַדְרֵי בָֽטֶן
English Translation
The words of the murmurer are like those who mutter, and they went down into the chambers of the belly.
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Chapter 26 Context
1
Honor is no more associated with fools<br>than snow with summer or rain with harvest.<br>
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Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,<br>an undeserved curse will not land on its intended...
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3
Guide a horse with a whip, a donkey with a bridle,<br>and a fool with a rod to his back!<br>
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Don’t answer the foolish arguments of fools,<br>or you will become as foolish as they are.<br>
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Be sure to answer the foolish arguments of fools,<br>or they will become wise in their own estimatio...
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Trusting a fool to convey a message<br>is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison!<br>
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A proverb in the mouth of a fool<br>is as useless as a paralyzed leg.<br>
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Honoring a fool<br>is as foolish as tying a stone to a slingshot.<br>
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A proverb in the mouth of a fool<br>is like a thorny branch brandished by a drunk.<br>
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10
An employer who hires a fool or a bystander<br>is like an archer who shoots at random.<br>
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11
As a dog returns to its vomit,<br>so a fool repeats his foolishness.<br>
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12
There is more hope for fools<br>than for people who think they are wise.<br>
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13
The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion on the road!<br>Yes, I’m sure there’s a lion out there!”<br>
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As a door swings back and forth on its hinges,<br>so the lazy person turns over in bed.<br>
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Lazy people take food in their hand<br>but don’t even lift it to their mouth.<br>
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Lazy people consider themselves smarter<br>than seven wise counselors.<br>
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Interfering in someone else’s argument<br>is as foolish as yanking a dog’s ears.<br>
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18
Just as damaging<br>as a madman shooting a deadly weapon<br>
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is someone who lies to a friend<br>and then says, “I was only joking.”<br>
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20
Fire goes out without wood,<br>and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.<br>
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21
A quarrelsome person starts fights<br>as easily as hot embers light charcoal or fire lights wood.<br...
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22
Rumors are dainty morsels<br>that sink deep into one’s heart.<br>
23
Smooth words may hide a wicked heart,<br>just as a pretty glaze covers a clay pot.<br>
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24
People may cover their hatred with pleasant words,<br>but they’re deceiving you.<br>
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25
They pretend to be kind, but don’t believe them.<br>Their hearts are full of many evils.<br>
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26
While their hatred may be concealed by trickery,<br>their wrongdoing will be exposed in public.<br>
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If you set a trap for others,<br>you will get caught in it yourself.<br>If you roll a boulder down o...
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A lying tongue hates its victims,<br>and flattering words cause ruin.<br>
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