Proverbs 26:20
20 Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; And where there is no talebearer, strife ceases.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
20 Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; And where there is no talebearer, strife ceases.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 26:20
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.