Proverbs 26:20-21

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For lack of wood the fire goes out,
And where there is no ^(A)whisperer, ^(B)contention quiets down.

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Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,
So is a ^(C)contentious man to kindle strife.

A. Proverbs 26:20: Proverbs 16:28

B. Proverbs 26:20: Proverbs 22:10

C. Proverbs 26:21: Proverbs 15:18; Proverbs 29:22