Proverbs 26:20
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20 For lack of wood the fire goes out,
and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.(A)
Proverbs 26:21
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21 As charcoal is to hot embers and wood to fire,
so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.(A)
Sirach 9:18
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18 The loud of mouth are feared in their city,
and the one who is reckless in speech is hated.(A)
James 3:5
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5 So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great exploits.
How great a forest is set ablaze by a such a small fire!(A)
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James 3:6
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6 And the tongue is a fire. The tongue is placed among our members as a world of iniquity; it stains the whole body, sets on fire the cycle of life, and is itself set on fire by hell.[a](A)
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- 3.6 Gk Gehenna
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