Proverbs 26:20-22

The Voice

²⁰ When there is no wood, the fire goes out;
    when there is no one to spread gossip, arguing stops.
²¹ Like charcoal to smoldering embers and dry wood to a fire,
    so a hot-tempered man kindles strife.
²² Whispered gossip is like a delicious first course:
    it is devoured with pleasure and then penetrates deep within you.