Daily Wisdom: Proverbs 18:8 (KJV)

Thursday, April 22, 2004

The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
— Proverbs 18:8 (KJV)

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Illustration of Proverbs 18:8 (KJV) — The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

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