Proverbs 26:18-20

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Like a madman who throws
Firebrands, arrows, and death,
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So is the man who deceives his neighbor (acquaintance, friend)
And then says, “Was I not joking?”^(A)
20 
For lack of wood the fire goes out,
And where there is no whisperer [who gossips], contention quiets down.