The whisperer's words are tasty morsels that lodge deep in the listener's interior.
A memorable observation is repeated in Proverbs 26:22: The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the body (v. 22). This verse repeats Proverbs 18:8.
The whispered information is rich, savory, satisfying to consume like dainty morsels. Gossip has a taste, and the taste is appealing. People listen because the information feels nourishing to the appetite for knowing what others do not know.
They go down into the innermost parts of the body. The whispered words sink into the listener and lodge in his interior. He cannot easily expel them. They affect how he thinks of the people they describe, perhaps for years. The verse warns the wise man both against speaking such words and against listening to them. Once consumed, they are very hard to bring back up.
Proverbs 26:22
22 The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels,
And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.
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Proverbs 26:22 meaning
A memorable observation is repeated in Proverbs 26:22: The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the body (v. 22). This verse repeats Proverbs 18:8.
The whispered information is rich, savory, satisfying to consume like dainty morsels. Gossip has a taste, and the taste is appealing. People listen because the information feels nourishing to the appetite for knowing what others do not know.
They go down into the innermost parts of the body. The whispered words sink into the listener and lodge in his interior. He cannot easily expel them. They affect how he thinks of the people they describe, perhaps for years. The verse warns the wise man both against speaking such words and against listening to them. Once consumed, they are very hard to bring back up.