Proverbs 26:20
Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
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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.
Catholic Public Domain Version
When the wood fails, the fire will be extinguished. And when the gossiper is taken away, conflicts will be quelled