The words of cunning knaves are soft; but they smite [even] to the inmost parts of the bowels.
KJV
Proverbs 26:22
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Parallel Translations
The words of cunning knaves are soft; but they strike [even] to the inmost parts of the bowels.
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, they go down into the innermost parts.
The wordes of a tale bearer are as flatterings, and they goe downe into the bowels of the belly.
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