Proverbs 18:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 18:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 18:8 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. talebearer: or, whisper..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 18:8 — KJV
“The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. talebearer: or, whisperer as wounds: or, like as when men are wounded most...: Heb. chambers”
— Proverbs 18:8 (KJV)
Proverbs 18:8 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 18:8
“The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. innermost...: Heb. chambers”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 18:8: words, talebearer, wounds
“But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD. make...: Heb. create a creature”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 18:8: down, into, men
“And when the men of Israel retired in the battle, Benjamin began to smite and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons: for they said, Surely they are smitten down before us, as in the first battle. to smite...: Heb. to smite the wounded”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 18:8: down, men, wounded
“And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel. despise...: Heb. set us at light”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 18:8: words, parts, men
“And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow: who...: Heb. great of acts lionlike...: Heb. lion of God”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 18:8: down, like, men
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