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.