Proverbs 26:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.”
Proverbs 26:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 26:20 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 26:20 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 26:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.”
Proverbs 26:20 — World English Bible
Proverbs 26:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.”
Proverbs 26:20 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 26:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Without wood is fire going out, And without a tale-bearer, contention ceaseth,”
Proverbs 26:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 26:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Where no wood is, the fire goeth out; and where there is no talebearer, the contention ceaseth.”
Proverbs 26:20 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 26:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Without wood the fire is quenched, and without a talebearer strife ceaseth.”
Proverbs 26:20 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 26:20 in Context — Proverbs 26
18 As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
20 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
21 As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
22 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
What Does Proverbs 26:20 Mean?
Proverbs 26:20 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 26. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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