Proverbs 26:19-21

Expanded Bible

¹⁹is the one who ·tricks [deceives] a neighbor
and then says, “I was just joking.”

²⁰Without wood, a fire ·will go out [is extinguished],
and without gossip, ·quarreling will stop [conflict calms down].

²¹Just as charcoal and wood keep a fire going,
a quarrelsome person ·keeps an argument going [kindles accusations].