Proverbs 26:20
Where there is no wood, a fire goes out, and where there is no gossip, contention ceases.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 16:28 : 28 A perverse person spreads dissension, and a gossip separates the closest friends.
- Prov 22:10 : 10 Drive out the scorner and contention will leave; strife and insults will cease.
- Jas 3:6 : 6 And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence– and is set on fire by hell.
- Prov 26:22 : 22 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; and they have gone down into a person’s innermost being.
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- Prov 26:21-233 verses85%
21 Like charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a contentious person to kindle strife.
22 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; and they have gone down into a person’s innermost being.
23 Like a coating of glaze over earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart.
- Prov 26:17-193 verses75%
17 Like one who grabs a wild dog by the ears, so is the person passing by who becomes furious over a quarrel not his own.
18 Like a madman who shoots firebrands and deadly arrows,
19 so is a person who has deceived his neighbor, and said,“Was I not only joking?”
- Prov 16:27-282 verses72%
27 A wicked scoundrel digs up evil, and his slander is like a scorching fire.
28 A perverse person spreads dissension, and a gossip separates the closest friends.
- Prov 11:12-143 verses72%
12 The one who denounces his neighbor lacks sense, but a discerning person keeps silent.
13 The one who goes about slandering others reveals secrets, but the one who is trustworthy conceals a matter.
14 When there is no guidance a nation falls, but there is success in the abundance of counselors.
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14 Starting a quarrel is like letting out water; abandon strife before it breaks out!
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10 Drive out the scorner and contention will leave; strife and insults will cease.
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8 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; and they have gone down into the person’s innermost being.
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19 The one who goes about gossiping reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with someone who is always opening his mouth.
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18 A quick-tempered person stirs up dissension, but one who is slow to anger calms a quarrel.
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3 It is an honor for a person to cease from strife, but every fool quarrels.
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1 Better is a dry crust of bread where there is quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
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19 a false witness who pours out lies, and a person who spreads discord among family members.
- Prov 10:18-192 verses67%
18 The one who conceals hatred utters lies, and the one who spreads slander is certainly a fool.
19 When words abound, transgression is inevitable, but the one who restrains his words is wise.
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20 ‘Surely our enemies are destroyed, and fire consumes their wealth.’
- Prov 25:23-242 verses66%
23 The north wind brings forth rain, and a gossiping tongue brings forth an angry look.
24 It is better to live on a corner of the housetop than in a house in company with a quarrelsome wife.
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18 Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow, so is the one who testifies against his neighbor as a false witness.
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27 Can a man hold fire against his chest without burning his clothes?
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20 The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.
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30 Do not accuse anyone without legitimate cause, if he has not treated you wrongly.
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22 An angry person stirs up dissension, and a wrathful person is abounding in transgression.
- Prov 25:8-92 verses65%
8 Do not go out hastily to litigation, or what will you do afterward when your neighbor puts you to shame?
9 When you argue a case with your neighbor, do not reveal the secret of another person,
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3 He does not slander, or do harm to others, or insult his neighbor.
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5 So too the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it has great pretensions. Think how small a flame sets a huge forest ablaze.
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9 When a wise person goes to court with a foolish person, there is no peace whether he is angry or laughs.
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10 With pride comes only contention, but wisdom is with the well-advised.
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18 For evil burned like a fire, it consumed thorns and briers; it burned up the thickets of the forest, and they went up in smoke.
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11 If the snake should bite before it is charmed, the snake charmer is in trouble.
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23 The one who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his life from troubles.
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20 For they do not try to make peace with others, but plan ways to deceive those who live peacefully in the land.
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1 A gentle response turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.
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9 One who quarries stones may be injured by them; one who splits logs may be endangered by them.
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6 The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.
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16 For where there is jealousy and selfishness, there is disorder and every evil practice.
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21 Its breath sets coals ablaze and a flame shoots from its mouth.
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31 The powerful will be like a thread of yarn, their deeds like a spark; both will burn together, and no one will put out the fire.
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6 “If a fire breaks out and spreads to thorn bushes, so that stacked grain or standing grain or the whole field is consumed, the one who started the fire must surely make restitution.