Proverbs

Proverbs 18:8

⁸The words of a gossip are like choice morsels

that go down into the inmost being.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The words	דִּבְרֵ֣י	diḇ·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1697 speech, word
of a gossip	נִ֭רְגָּן	nir·gān	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H7279 murmur, whisper
are like choice morsels	כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים	kə·miṯ·la·hă·mîm	Preposition-k; Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural	H3859 swallow greedily
that	וְ֝הֵ֗ם	wə·hêm	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
go down	יָרְד֥וּ	yā·rə·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3381 come or go down, descend
into the inmost being	חַדְרֵי־	ḥaḏ·rê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H2315 chamber, room

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.