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Proverbs 26:20
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Proverbs 26:20
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- Proverbs 26:20 sn Gossip (that is, the one who goes around whispering and slandering) fuels contention just as wood fuels a fire. The point of the proverb is to prevent contention—if one takes away the cause, contention will cease (e.g., 18:8).
- Proverbs 26:20 tn Heb “becomes silent.”
Proverbs 26:20
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Proverbs 26:20
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20 Without wood a fire goes out;
without a gossip a quarrel dies down.(A)
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