Proverbs 26:19-21

New Catholic Bible

¹⁹ so is the one who deceives his neighbor
    and then says, “I was only joking.”
²⁰ When there is no wood, the fire goes out,
    and when there is no talebearer, quarreling ceases.
²¹ Like coal for burning embers and wood for fire,
    so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.