The words of a tale-bearer Who privily slanders his neighbour; are as wounds Deeply wound the reputation, and afterward the heart, of the slandered person. They go down, &c. They wound mortally, piercing to the heart, which is often meant by the belly. He also that is slothful is brother, &c. They are alike: though they take different paths, yet both come to one end, even to extreme want and poverty.
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Proverbs 18:8-9
8 The words of a talebearera 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.