Proverbs 26:20
For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.
Proverbs 16:28
A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
Proverbs 22:10
Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and ignominy will cease.
James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire: the world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of nature, and is set on fire by hell.
Proverbs 26:22
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.
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Summary
Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
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Bible References
General references
1 Samuel 24:9
And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearkenest thou to men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
Proverbs 22:10
Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and ignominy will cease.