| 8. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 18:8:1 ⧉דִּבְרֵ֣יdivrewords of Proverbs 18:8:2 ⧉נִ֭רְגָּןnirgana whisperer or talebearer Proverbs 18:8:3 ⧉כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑יםkemitlahamimlike dainty morsels Proverbs 18:8:4 ⧉וְ֝הֵ֗םvehemand they Proverbs 18:8:5 ⧉יָרְד֥וּyardugo down Proverbs 18:8:6 ⧉חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃khaderevateninto the chambers of the belly |
| 8. Formal Translation The words of a whisperer are like choice morsels; they go down to the innermost parts of the belly. |
| 8. Dynamic Translation A gossip’s words are like tempting morsels that go down into the deepest parts of a person. |