Proverbs 18:8 in the King James Version
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Context
7 A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
8 The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person’s innermost parts.
9 One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.