Proverbs 26:20

God's Word

Without wood a fire goes out, and without gossip a quarrel dies down.

Cross References

Proverbs 16:28

A devious person spreads quarrels. A gossip separates the closest of friends.

Proverbs 22:10

Drive out a mocker, and conflict will leave. Quarreling and abuse will stop.

Proverbs 26:22

The words of a gossip are swallowed greedily, and they go down into a person’s innermost being.

Leviticus 19:16

Never gossip. Never endanger your neighbor’s life. I am the Lord.

James 3:5

In the same way the tongue is a small part of the body, but it can brag about doing important things. A large forest can be set on fire by a little flame.

James 3:6

The tongue is that kind of flame. It is a world of evil among the parts of our bodies, and it completely contaminates our bodies. The tongue sets our lives on fire, and is itself set on fire from hell.