Proverbs 26:20
Berean Standard Bible
Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.
Context
18Like a madman shooting firebrands
and deadly arrows, 19so is the man who deceives his neighbor
and says, “I was only joking!” 20Without wood, a fire goes out;
without gossip, a conflict ceases. 21Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire,
so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife. 22The words of a gossip are like choice morsels
that go down into the inmost being.
English text: Berean Standard Bible (BSB). English audio: Berean Standard Audio Bible.