Pro 18:8 | JFB | STEP | 8. (Compare ). as wounds-- not sustained by the Hebrew; better, as "sweet morsels," which men gladly swallow. innermost ... belly-- the mind, or heart (compare ; ).

‏ 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; Psa 22:14).