Proverbs 26:20
New Living Translation
20 Fire goes out without wood,
and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.
Proverbs 26:20
New International Version
20 Without wood a fire goes out;
without a gossip a quarrel dies down.(A)
Proverbs 16:28
New Living Translation
28 A troublemaker plants seeds of strife;
gossip separates the best of friends.
Proverbs 16:28
New International Version
James 3:6
New Living Translation
6 And among all the parts of the body, the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself.[a]
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- 3:6 Or for it will burn in hell (Greek Gehenna).
James 3:6
New International Version
6 The tongue also is a fire,(A) a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body,(B) sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.(C)
Proverbs 22:10
New Living Translation
10 Throw out the mocker, and fighting goes, too.
Quarrels and insults will disappear.
Proverbs 22:10
New International Version
10 Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife;
quarrels and insults are ended.(A)
Proverbs 26:22
New Living Translation
22 Rumors are dainty morsels
that sink deep into one’s heart.
Proverbs 26:22
New International Version
22 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they go down to the inmost parts.(A)
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