A froward man scattereth abroad strife: And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
Proverbs 26:20 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 For lack of wood the fire goeth out: And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth. More versionsKing 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 froward man scattereth abroad strife: And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; Yea, strife and ignominy shall cease.
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.
So the tongue also is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how much wood is kindled by how small a fire!
And the tongue is a fire: the world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of nature, and is set on fire by hell.