Proverbs 26:19-21

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^18-19 A man who is caught lying to his neighbor and says, “I was just fooling,” is like a madman throwing around firebrands, arrows, and death!

²⁰ Fire goes out for lack of fuel, and tensions disappear when gossip stops.

²¹ A quarrelsome man starts fights as easily as a match sets fire to paper.^[a]