Proverbs Chapter 26 verse 20 Holy Bible

ASV Proverbs 26:20

For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.
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BBE Proverbs 26:20

Without wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no secret talk, argument is ended.
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DARBY Proverbs 26:20

Where no wood is, the fire goeth out; and where there is no talebearer, the contention ceaseth.
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KJV Proverbs 26:20

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
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WBT Proverbs 26:20


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WEB Proverbs 26:20

For lack of wood a fire goes out; Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.
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YLT Proverbs 26:20

Without wood is fire going out, And without a tale-bearer, contention ceaseth,
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 20. - Some proverbs follow concerning the slanderer. Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out. Where the wood fails, and that was the only fuel then used, the fire must go out. So where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth; comes to silence (Proverbs 22:10). (For nirgan," whisper," see on Proverbs 16:28.) Septuagint, "With much wood fire groweth, but where there is not one discordant (δίθυμος), strife is at rest."

Ellicott's Commentary