Proverbs 26:20
For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.
Proverbs 16:28
A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.
Proverbs 22:10
Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.
James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.
Proverbs 26:22
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, 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.
General references
Bible References
General references
1 Samuel 24:9
David said to Saul, "Why do you listen to men's words, saying, 'Behold, David seeks your hurt?'
Proverbs 22:10
Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.