Pro 18:8, 26:20 | JFB | e4.org | 8. (Compare ). as wounds —not sustained by the Hebrew; better, as "sweet morsels," which men gladly swallow. innermost . . . belly

‏ Proverbs 18:8

8. (Compare Pr 16:28).

as wounds—not sustained by the Hebrew; better, as "sweet morsels," which men gladly swallow.

innermost . . . belly—the mind, or heart (compare Pr 20:27-30; Ps 22:14).

20, 21. The talebearers foster (Pr 16:28), and the contentious excite, strife.