Proverbs 26:20

20 Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down.

Proverbs 26:20 in Other Translations

KJV
20 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
ESV
20 For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.
NLT
20 Fire goes out without wood, and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.
MSG
20 When you run out of wood, the fire goes out; when the gossip ends, the quarrel dies down.
CSB
20 Without wood, fire goes out; without a gossip, conflict dies down.

Proverbs 26:20 In-Context

18 Like a maniac shooting flaming arrows of death
19 is one who deceives their neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”
20 Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down.
21 As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.
22 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.

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