Proverbs 26:20

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.

Cross References

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is placed among our members, which defileth the whole body, and inflameth the wheel of our nativity, being set on fire by hell.

Proverbs 22:10

Cast out the scoffer, and contention shall go out with him, and quarrels and reproaches shall cease.

Proverbs 16:28

A perverse man stirreth up quarrels: and one full of words separateth princes.

Proverbs 26:22

The words of a talebearer are as it were simple, but they reach to the innermost parts of the belly.

James 3:5

Even so the tongue is indeed a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold how small a fire kindleth a great wood.

Leviticus 19:16

Thou shalt not be a detractor nor a whisperer among the people. Thou shalt not stand against the blood of thy neighbour. I am the Lord.