Proverbs 26:20
“Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.”
As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Related Verses
“As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.”
“Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.”
“The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.”
“It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.”
“Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.”