Proverbs 26:22

²²The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, they go down into the innermost parts.

²²The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

²²The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.

²²Listening to gossip is like gulping down bites of your favorite food—they go deep down inside you.

⁸The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person’s innermost parts.

¹⁹He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips.

⁹Slanderous men have been in you to shed blood. In you they have eaten on the mountains. They have committed lewdness among you.