Proverbs 26:20 CPDV

¹⁸  Just as he is guilty who let loose the arrows and the lances unto death,

¹⁹  so also is the man who harms his friend by deceitfulness. And when he has been apprehended, he says, 'I did it jokingly.'

²⁰  When the wood fails, the fire will be extinguished. And when the gossiper is taken away, conflicts will be quelled.

²¹  Just as charcoals are to burning coals, and wood is to fire, so also is an angry man who stirs up quarrels.

²²  The words of a whisperer seem simple, but they penetrate to the innermost parts of the self.