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Proverbs 26:20-21
New King James Version

20 Where there is no wood, the fire goes out;
And where there is no [a]talebearer, strife ceases.
21 (A)As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to kindle strife.

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  1. Proverbs 26:20 gossip or slanderer, lit. whisperer
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