Proverbs 26:20

For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.
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King James Version

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

New International Version

Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down.

Catholic Public Domain Version

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