Proverbs 26:22

This verse is the same as Proverbs 18:8.

Solomon uses humour here. When someone gossips, their words are like a special food. People enjoy it when someone gossips.

Food enters the stomach. And when someone gossips, their stories enter the mind. People remember the stories. And they repeat the stories. So they gossip too. Soon many people will hear the stories, even if the stories are not true.

When someone gossips, their words cause many problems. We should learn not to gossip.