Proverbs 26:20
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordWhere no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
— Proverbs 26:20, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
For lack of wood the fire goes out; Where there is no gossip, a quarrel dies down.
American Standard Version (ASV)
For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Without wood is fire going out, And without a tale-bearer, contention ceaseth,