Proverbs 26:20
Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.
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Cross references
- Proverbs 16:28 A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
- Proverbs 22:10 Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.
- James 3:6 The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.