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Proverbs 26:20
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Without wood, fire goes out;without a gossip, conflict dies down.
For lack of wood the fire goes out; Where there is no gossip, a quarrel dies down.
Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.
For lack of wood the fire goes out, And where there is no gossiper, quarreling quiets down.
For lack of wood the fire goes out, And where there is no whisperer [who gossips], contention quiets down.
For lack of wood the fire goes out; Where there is no gossip, a quarrel dies down.
Without wood the fire is quenched, and without a talebearer strife ceaseth.
With no wood the fire goes out,And where there is no whisperer, strife quiets down.
Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.
Where there is no fuel a fire goes out; where there is no gossip arguments come to an end.
If there's no wood, the fire goes out; if nobody gossips, contention stops.
Where no wood is, the fire goeth out; and where there is no talebearer, the contention ceaseth.
Without wood, a fire goes out. Without gossip, arguments stop.
When there is no wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no troublesome person, the strife ceases.
Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, quarreling stops.
For lack of wood, a fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling will cease.
The fire goes out where there is no wood, so the strife ceases where there is no whisperer.
Where no wodd is, there the fyre goeth out: and where the bacbyter is taken awaye, there the strife ceaseth.
For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.
Without wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no secret talk, argument is ended.
Where no wood is, the fire goeth out; and where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.
Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no tale-bearer, the strife ceaseth.
Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: euen so where the talebearer is taken away, there the strife ceasseth.
For lack of wood the fire goeth out: and where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.
Whanne trees failen, the fier schal be quenchid; and whanne a priuy bacbitere is withdrawun, stryues resten.
For lack of wood the fire goes out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceases.
Where no wood is, [there] the fire goeth out: so where [there is] no tale-bearer, the strife ceaseth.
Where there is no wood, a fire goes out, and where there is no gossip, contention ceases.
Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; And where there is no talebearer, strife ceases.
Fire goes out without wood, and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.
When there is no wood, the fire goes out. Where there is no one telling secret stories about people, arguing stops.
For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.
Without wood a fire is quenched, and, where there is no tattler, strife is hushed.
When the wood faileth, the fire shall go out: and when the talebearer is taken away, contentions shall cease.
For lack of wood the fire goes out; and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.
Without wood is fire going out, And without a tale-bearer, contention ceaseth,
When you run out of wood, the fire goes out; when the gossip ends, the quarrel dies down.
For lack of wood the fire goes out, And where there is no whisperer, contention quiets down.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Where no wood is: Heb. Without wood
so: Proverbs 26:22, Proverbs 16:28, Proverbs 22:10, James 3:6
talebearer: or, whisperer
ceaseth: Heb. is silent
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 24:9 - General Psalms 41:7 - whisper Proverbs 6:19 - that soweth Proverbs 11:13 - revealeth Proverbs 18:8 - words Proverbs 20:19 - that goeth Proverbs 25:23 - so Romans 1:29 - whisperers Ephesians 4:31 - evil speaking
Cross-References
Then Abraham complained to Abimelech about Abimelech's servants who had seized a well of water.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Where no wood is, [there] the fire goeth out,.... Or "woods" h; where there is a large quantity of wood or fuel, the fire is kept up; but where there is little, scarce any or none at all, it goes out of course;
So where [there is] no talebearer, the strife ceaseth; or is silent i: men cease to quarrel one with another; they hold their peace and are silent, when there are none to bring tales from one to another, or any whisperer or backbiter to suggest evil things of each other; or when such are discouraged on both sides, and their tales are not listened to; or when they are detected and thrust out of doors, as they deserve, then strife subsides, and peace ensues. Contention is like a fire, the flame of which is blown up by talebearers and whisperers, who are as incendiaries, and as such are to be treated.
h באפס עצים "deficientibus lignis", Junius Tremellius, Piscator "in deficientia lignorum", Michaelis; "quum expirarunt ligna", Schultens. i ישתק "silebit", Pagninus, Montanus, Mercerus, Gejerus; "silet", Junius Tremellius, Piscator "consilescit", Cocceius, Schultens.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 26:20. Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out — The tale-receiver and the tale-bearer are the agents of discord. If none received the slander in the first instance, it could not be propagated. Hence our proverb, "The receiver is as bad as the thief." And our laws treat them equally; for the receiver of stolen goods, knowing them to be stolen, is hanged, as well as he who stole them.
