Proverbs 26:20

For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.

Proverbs 16:28

A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.

Proverbs 22:10

Drive out a scoffer, and strife will go out, and quarreling and abuse will cease.

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell.

Proverbs 26:22

The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

General references

Bible References

General references

1 Samuel 24:9
And David said to Saul, "Why do you listen to the words of men who say, 'Behold, David seeks your harm'?
Proverbs 22:10
Drive out a scoffer, and strife will go out, and quarreling and abuse will cease.

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