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%
21Like charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a contentious person to kindle strife.
22The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; and they have gone down into a person’s innermost being.
23Like a coating of glaze over earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart.
- Prov 26:17-193 verses75%
17Like one who grabs a wild dog by the ears, so is the person passing by who becomes furious over a quarrel not his own.
18Like a madman who shoots firebrands and deadly arrows,
19so is a person who has deceived his neighbor, and said,“Was I not only joking?”
- Prov 16:27-282 verses72%
27A wicked scoundrel digs up evil, and his slander is like a scorching fire.
28A perverse person spreads dissension, and a gossip separates the closest friends.
- Prov 11:12-143 verses72%
12The one who denounces his neighbor lacks sense, but a discerning person keeps silent.
13The one who goes about slandering others reveals secrets, but the one who is trustworthy conceals a matter.
14When there is no guidance a nation falls, but there is success in the abundance of counselors.
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14Starting a quarrel is like letting out water; abandon strife before it breaks out!
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10Drive out the scorner and contention will leave; strife and insults will cease.
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8The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; and they have gone down into the person’s innermost being.
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19The one who goes about gossiping reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with someone who is always opening his mouth.
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18A quick-tempered person stirs up dissension, but one who is slow to anger calms a quarrel.
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3It is an honor for a person to cease from strife, but every fool quarrels.
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1Better is a dry crust of bread where there is quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
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19a false witness who pours out lies, and a person who spreads discord among family members.
- Prov 10:18-192 verses67%
18The one who conceals hatred utters lies, and the one who spreads slander is certainly a fool.
19When 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%
23The north wind brings forth rain, and a gossiping tongue brings forth an angry look.
24It is better to live on a corner of the housetop than in a house in company with a quarrelsome wife.
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18Like 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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27Can a man hold fire against his chest without burning his clothes?
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20The 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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30Do not accuse anyone without legitimate cause, if he has not treated you wrongly.
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22An angry person stirs up dissension, and a wrathful person is abounding in transgression.
- Prov 25:8-92 verses65%
8Do not go out hastily to litigation, or what will you do afterward when your neighbor puts you to shame?
9When you argue a case with your neighbor, do not reveal the secret of another person,
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3He does not slander, or do harm to others, or insult his neighbor.
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5So 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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9When a wise person goes to court with a foolish person, there is no peace whether he is angry or laughs.
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10With pride comes only contention, but wisdom is with the well-advised.
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18For 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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11If the snake should bite before it is charmed, the snake charmer is in trouble.
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23The one who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his life from troubles.
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20For 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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1A gentle response turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.
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9One who quarries stones may be injured by them; one who splits logs may be endangered by them.
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6The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.
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16For where there is jealousy and selfishness, there is disorder and every evil practice.
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21Its breath sets coals ablaze and a flame shoots from its mouth.
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31The 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.