Proverbs 26:20-22

New King James Version

²⁰ Where there is no wood, the fire goes out;
And where there is no ^[a]talebearer, strife ceases.
^21 (A)As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
²² The words of a ^[b]talebearer are like ^[c]tasty trifles,
And they go down into the ^[d]inmost body.