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Proverbs 26:20
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Proverbs 26:20
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Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down.
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Proverbs 26:20 in Other Translations
KJV
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Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
ESV
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For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.
NLT
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Fire goes out without wood, and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.
MSG
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When you run out of wood, the fire goes out; when the gossip ends, the quarrel dies down.
CSB
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Without wood, fire goes out; without a gossip, conflict dies down.
Proverbs 26:20 In-Context
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Like a maniac shooting flaming arrows of death
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is one who deceives their neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”
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Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down.
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As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.
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The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.
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Proverbs 22:10
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