Proverbs 26:20 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: So where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, contention ceases.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.

Common English Bible

²⁰ Without wood a fire goes out; without gossips, conflict calms down.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ When the wood fails, the fire will be extinguished. And when the gossiper is taken away, conflicts will be quelled.

Proverbs 26:20 Cross References

Proverbs 16:28

A contrary person spreads conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.

Proverbs 22:10

Drive out a mocker,  and conflict goes too; then quarrelling and dishonour will cease.

Proverbs 26:22

A gossip’s words are like delicacies that go down to one’s innermost being.  ,

Leviticus 19:16

Do not go about spreading slander  among your people; do not jeopardise  your neighbour’s life; I am the Lord.

James 3:5

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.

James 3:6

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.