King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 18:8
“The words of a talebearer [are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 18
6
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
7
A fool's mouth [is] his destruction, and his lips [are] the snare of his soul.
8
The words of a talebearer [are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
9
He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
10
The name of the LORD [is] a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.