Proverbs 26:20-22

Darby Translation

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

²¹ [As] coals for hot coals, and wood for fire, so is a contentious man to inflame strife.

²² The words of a talebearer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.