20 For lack of wood the fire goes out, And where there is no whisperer , contention quiets down . 21 Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire , So is a contentious man to kindle strife . 22 The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels , And they go down into the innermost parts of the body .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 26:20-22
Commentary on Proverbs 26:20-22
(Read Proverbs 26:20-22)
Contention heats the spirit, and puts families and societies into a flame. And that fire is commonly kindled and kept burning by whisperers and backbiters.