Context 20For lack of wood the fire goes out,And where there is no whisperer, contention quiets down. 21Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, 22The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, 23Like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross 24He who hates disguises it with his lips, 25When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, 26Though his hatred covers itself with guile, 27He who digs a pit will fall into it, 28A lying tongue hates those it crushes, Parallel Verses American Standard VersionFor lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth. Douay-Rheims Bible When the wood faileth, the fire shall go out: and when the talebearer is taken away, contentions shall cease. Darby Bible Translation Where no wood is, the fire goeth out; and where there is no talebearer, the contention ceaseth. English Revised Version For lack of wood the fire goeth out: and where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth. Webster's Bible Translation Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no tale-bearer, the strife ceaseth. World English Bible For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down. Young's Literal Translation Without wood is fire going out, And without a tale-bearer, contention ceaseth, Library One Lion Two Lions no Lion at AllA sermon (No. 1670) delivered on Thursday Evening, June 8th, 1882, at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington, by C. H. Spurgeon. "The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets."--Proverbs 22:13. "The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets."--Proverbs 26:13. This slothful man seems to cherish that one dread of his about the lions, as if it were his favorite aversion and he felt it to be too much trouble to invent another excuse. … C.H. Spurgeon—Sermons on Proverbs The Hebrew Sages and their Proverbs We Shall not be Curious in the Ranking of the Duties in which Christian Love... Proverbs Links Proverbs 26:20 NIV • Proverbs 26:20 NLT • Proverbs 26:20 ESV • Proverbs 26:20 NASB • Proverbs 26:20 KJV • Proverbs 26:20 Bible Apps • Proverbs 26:20 Parallel • Bible Hub |