Proverbs 26:20-23

Where no
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wood
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is, [there] the fire
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goeth out
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so where [there is] no talebearer
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the strife
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ceaseth
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{Where no...: Heb. Without wood} {talebearer: or, whisperer} {ceaseth: Heb. is silent}

[As] coals
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[are] to burning coals
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and wood
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to fire
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so [is] a contentious
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man
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to kindle
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strife
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The words
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of a talebearer
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[are] as wounds
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and they go down
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into the innermost parts
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of the belly
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{innermost...: Heb. chambers}

Burning
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lips
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and a wicked
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heart
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[are like] a potsherd
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covered
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with silver
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dross
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