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Proverbs 26:20

When the wood fails, the fire will be extinguished. And when the gossiper is taken away, conflicts will be quelled
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King James Version

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

English Standard Version

For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.

New International Version

Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down.