| 22. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 26:22:1 ⧉דִּבְרֵ֣יdivrewords of Proverbs 26:22:2 ⧉נִ֭רְגָּןnirgana whisperer or a talebearer Proverbs 26:22:3 ⧉כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑יםkemitlahamimlike tasty morsels Proverbs 26:22:4 ⧉וְ֝הֵ֗םvehemand they Proverbs 26:22:5 ⧉יָרְד֥וּyardugo down Proverbs 26:22:6 ⧉חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃khadrevateninto chambers of belly or into inner rooms of the belly |
| 22. Formal Translation The words of a whisperer are like choice morsels; they go down to the chambers of the belly. |
| 22. Dynamic Translation Gossip sounds like a delicacy, but it sinks into a person’s inner core. |