Proverbs 18:8
“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 ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
The words of a talebearer are as wounds,.... Or rather they are wounds; they wound the credit and reputation of the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Proverbs 18:6-8
The first verse speaks of the immediate, the others of the remote, results of the “fool’s” temper. First, “contention,”…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Tale-bearers are those who secretly carry stories from house to house, which perhaps have some truth in them, but are…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
talebearer Rather, whisperer, R.V., secret calumniator, as in Pro 16:28; bilinguis, Vulg.
wounds Rather, dainty morsels,…
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