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Proverbs 26:20

20 Where there is no wood, the fire goes out;

And where there is no 4talebearer, strife ceases.

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Proverbs 26:20 — The New International Version (NIV)

20 Without wood a fire goes out;

without a gossip a quarrel dies down.

Proverbs 26:20 — English Standard Version (ESV)

20 For lack of wood the fire goes out,

and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.

Proverbs 26:20 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

20 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out:

So where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

Proverbs 26:20 — New Living Translation (NLT)

20 Fire goes out without wood,

and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.

Proverbs 26:20 — New Century Version (NCV)

20 Without wood, a fire will go out,

and without gossip, quarreling will stop.

Proverbs 26:20 — American Standard Version (ASV)

20 For lack of wood the fire goeth out;

And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.

Proverbs 26:20 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

Proverbs 26:20 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

20 Without wood a fire goes out, 

and without gossip a quarrel dies down. 

Proverbs 26:20 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

20 Without wood, fire goes out;

without a gossip, conflict dies down.

Proverbs 26:20 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

20 For lack of wood the fire goes out,

and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.

Proverbs 26:20 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

20 For lack of wood, a fire goes out,

and where there is no whisperer, quarreling will cease.

Proverbs 26:20 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

20 If you don’t have wood, your fire goes out.

If you don’t talk about others, arguing dies down.

Proverbs 26:20 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

20 For lack of wood the fire goes out,

And where there is no whisperer, contention quiets down.


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