Proverbs 26:20

20 For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no 1whisperer, 2quarreling ceases.

Proverbs 26:20 In-Context

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

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