Verse 20

Where no{H657} wood{H6086} is, there the fire{H784} goeth out{H3518}{(H8799)}: so where there is no talebearer{H5372}, the strife{H4066} ceaseth{H8367}{(H8799)}.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 16:28 : 28 A froward{H8419} man{H376} soweth{H7971}{(H8762)} strife{H4066}: and a whisperer{H5372} separateth{H6504}{(H8688)} chief friends{H441}.
• Prov 22:10 : 10 Cast out{H1644}{(H8763)} the scorner{H3887}{(H8801)}, and contention{H4066} shall go out{H3318}{(H8799)}; yea, strife{H1779} and reproach{H7036} shall cease{H7673}{(H8799)}.
• Jas 3:6 : 6 And{G2532} the tongue{G1100} is a fire{G4442}, a world{G2889} of iniquity{G93}: so{G3779} is{G2525}{(G5743)} the tongue{G1100} among{G1722} our{G2257} members{G3196}, that it defileth{G4695}{(G5723)} the whole{G3650} body{G4983}, and{G2532} setteth on fire{G5394}{(G5723)} the course{G5164} of nature{G1078}; and{G2532} it is set on fire{G5394}{(G5746)} of{G5259} hell{G1067}.
• Prov 26:22 : 22 The words{H1697} of a talebearer{H5372} are as wounds{H3859}{(H8693)}, and they go down{H3381}{(H8804)} into the innermost parts{H2315} of the belly{H990}.