Proverbs 26:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.”
Read Proverbs 26:20 in the flow of Proverbs26 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Proverbs26 to see the surrounding context.
“Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Without wood is fire going out, And without a tale-bearer, contention ceaseth,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 26:20 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 16:28A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
- Proverbs 22:10Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.
- Proverbs 26:22The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
- James 3:6The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
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