Proverbs 26:20
Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: euen so where the talebearer is taken away, there the strife ceasseth.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
In Context
19So doth a dissembler with his neighbour, and saith, am not I in sport?
21As coles kindle heate, and wood the fire: euen so doth a brawling felowe stirre vp variaunce.
Cross References
Proverbs 16:28A frowarde body causeth strife: and he that is a blabbe of his tongue maketh deuision among princes.
Proverbs 26:22A talebearers wordes are lyke men that strike with hammers, and they pearse the inwarde partes of the body.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 26:19-20
18 As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, 19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport? See here, 1. How mischievous those are that make no scruple of deceiving their neighbours; they are as madmen that cast firebrands, arrows, and death, so much hurt may they do by their deceits. They value themselves upon it as polite cunning men, but really they are as madmen. There is not a greater madness in the world than a wilful sin. It is not only the passionate furious man,… Read the whole commentary →