Proverbs 26:22
22 The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles, And they go down into the inmost body.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
22 The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles, And they go down into the inmost body.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 26:22
Commentary on Proverbs 26:20-22
(Read Proverbs 26:20-22)
Contention heats the spirit, and puts families and societies into a flame. And that fire is commonly kindled and kept burning by whisperers and backbiters.