Proverbs 26:20
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 26
“Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.”Proverbs 26:20
What Does Proverbs 26:20 Mean?
Proverbs 26:20 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 26, verse 20 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (13)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 26:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 16:28“A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.”Proverbs 22:10“Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.”James 3:6“And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.”Ephesians 4:31“Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:”Proverbs 11:13“A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.”Proverbs 18:8“The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.”Proverbs 25:23“The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.”Romans 1:29“Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,”Proverbs 6:19“A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.”Proverbs 20:19“He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.”Proverbs 26:22“The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.”1 Samuel 24:9“And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men’s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?”Psalms 41:7“All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.”
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