NASB
"For lack of wood the fire goes out, And where there is no whisperer, contention quiets down."
— Proverbs 26:20, NASB
“Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.”
Like one who takes a dog by the ears Is he who passes by and meddles with strife not belonging to him.
Like a madman who throws Firebrands, arrows and death,
So is the man who deceives his neighbor, And says, "Was I not joking?"
For lack of wood the fire goes out, And where there is no whisperer, contention quiets down.
Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.
Like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross Are burning lips and a wicked heart.