Proverbs 26:19-21

Lexham English Bible

¹⁹ so is a man who deceives his neighbor,
    but says “Am I not joking?”
²⁰ For lack of wood, a fire goes out,
    and where there is no whisperer, quarreling will cease.
²¹ As charcoal is to hot embers and wood is to fire,
    so a man of quarrels is to kindling strife.