A contrary person spreads conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.
Proverbs 26:20 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Without wood, fire goes out; without a gossip, conflict dies down. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: So where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, contention ceases. American Standard Version (1901) For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth. Common English Bible Without wood a fire goes out; without gossips, conflict calms down. Catholic Public Domain Version When the wood fails, the fire will be extinguished. And when the gossiper is taken away, conflicts will be quelled. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version When the wood faileth, the fire shall go out: and when the talebearer is taken away, contentions shall cease. |
A contrary person spreads conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.
Drive out a mocker, and conflict goes too; then quarrelling and dishonour will cease.
A gossip’s words are like delicacies that go down to one’s innermost being. ,
Do not go about spreading slander among your people; do not jeopardise your neighbour’s life; I am the Lord.
So too, though the tongue is a small part of the body, it boasts great things. Consider how a small fire sets ablaze a large forest.
And the tongue is a fire. The tongue, a world of unrighteousness, is placed among our members. It stains the whole body, sets the course of life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.