Proverbs 26:20-22

Holman Christian Standard Bible

²⁰ Without wood, fire goes out;
without a gossip, conflict dies down.^(A)
21 As charcoal for embers and wood for fire,
so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.^(B)
22 A gossip’s words are like choice food
that goes down to one’s innermost being.^[a](C)