Proverbs 18:8
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly."
Word-by-Word Analysis
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
רָכִיל
râkîyl
a scandal-monger (as travelling about)
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
דְּבִיר
dᵉbîyr
the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuary
תַּחְתִּי
tachtîy
lowermost; as noun (feminine plural) the depths (figuratively, a pit, the womb)
בֶּטֶן
beṭen
the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
Key Terms in This Verse
בֶּטֶן beṭen
the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
Study H990 →תַּחְתִּי tachtîy
lowermost; as noun (feminine plural) the depths (figuratively, a pit, the womb)
Study H8482 →דָּבָר dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Study H1697 →יָלַךְ yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
Study H3212 →Cross References
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
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