He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
(Proverbs 26:17)As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
(Proverbs 26:18)So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
(Proverbs 26:19)Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
(Proverbs 26:21)The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
(Proverbs 26:22)Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
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Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
(Proverbs 22:10)The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
(Proverbs 26:22)A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
(Proverbs 16:28)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.
(James 3:6)