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Proverbs 26:20
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Proverbs 26:20
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For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no
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whisperer,
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quarreling ceases.
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Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death
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is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "I am only joking!"
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For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.
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As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
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The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
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Proverbs 16:28
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Proverbs 22:10
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