Proverbs 26:20

English Standard Version

²⁰For lack of wood the fire goes out,
and where there is no ^(A)whisperer, ^(B)quarreling ceases.

Proverbs 26:20

New International Version

²⁰Without wood a fire goes out;
without a gossip a quarrel dies down.^(A)

²⁸^(A)A dishonest man spreads strife,
and ^(B)a whisperer ^(C)separates close friends.

²⁸A perverse person stirs up conflict,^(A)
and a gossip separates close friends.^(B)

English Standard Version (ESV)

New International Version (NIV)