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Gossip as a 'Dainty Morsel'
Most commentators agree that the best translation for the Hebrew word is not "wounds" but "dainty morsels." This highlights the deceptive nature of gossip. It is presented as something tempting, desirable, and easy to consume, which is why people so eagerly swallow it without considering the consequences.
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Albert Barnes
On Proverbs 18:6–8
18th Century
Theologian
The first verse speaks of the immediate, the others of the remote, results of the “fool’s” temper. First, “contention,” then “strokes” or blows, th…
Charles Ellicott
On Proverbs 18:8
19th Century
Bishop
The words of a talebearer are as wounds.— Or, more probably, “as dainty morsels” that are eagerly swallowed, and “
John Gill
On Proverbs 18:8
17th Century
Pastor
The words of a talebearer [are] as wounds
Or rather they are wounds; they wound the credit and reputation of the per…
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Matthew Henry
On Proverbs 18:8
17th Century
Minister
How despicable are those who sow contention! And what fatal effects may be expected from small beginnings of jealousy!