Proverbs 26:20 - Compare All Versions

Proverbs 26:20 MSG (The Message)

When you run out of wood, the fire goes out; when the gossip ends, the quarrel dies down.

Proverbs 26:20 KJV (King James Version)

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: So where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

Proverbs 26:20 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

For lack of wood the fire goes out, And where there is no whisperer, contention quiets down.

Proverbs 26:20 NCV (New Century Version)

Without wood, a fire will go out, and without gossip, quarreling will stop.

Proverbs 26:20 ASV (American Standard Version)

For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.

Proverbs 26:20 NIV (New International Version)

Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down.

Proverbs 26:20 NKJV (New King James Version)

Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; And where there is no talebearer, strife ceases.

Proverbs 26:20 AMP (Amplified Bible)

For lack of wood the fire goes out, And where there is no whisperer [who gossips], contention quiets down.

Proverbs 26:20 NLT (New Living Translation)

Fire goes out without wood, and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.

Proverbs 26:20 TPT (The Passion Translation)

It takes fuel to have a fire— a fire dies down when you run out of fuel. So quarrels disappear when the gossip ends.

Proverbs 26:20 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.