Proverbs

Proverbs 26:20–21

²⁰Without wood, a fire goes out;

without gossip, a conflict ceases.

²¹Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire,

so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Without	בְּאֶ֣פֶס	bə·’e·p̄es	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H657 the two extremities
wood	עֵ֭צִים	‘ê·ṣîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6086 tree, trees, wood
a fire	אֵ֑שׁ	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
goes out	תִּכְבֶּה־	tiḵ·beh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3518 be quenched, extinguished, go out
without	וּבְאֵ֥ין	ū·ḇə·’ên	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
gossip	נִ֝רְגָּ֗ן	nir·gān	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H7279 murmur, whisper
a conflict	מָדֽוֹן׃	mā·ḏō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H4066 strife, contention
ceases	יִשְׁתֹּ֥ק	yiš·tōq	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8367 be quiet

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Like charcoal	פֶּחָ֣ם	pe·ḥām	Noun - masculine singular	H6352 coal
for embers	לְ֭גֶחָלִים	lə·ḡe·ḥā·lîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H1513 ember
and wood	וְעֵצִ֣ים	wə·‘ê·ṣîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H6086 tree, trees, wood
for fire	לְאֵ֑שׁ	lə·’êš	Preposition-l; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
so is a quarrelsome	מְדוֹנִים	mə·ḏō·nīm	Noun - masculine plural	H4066 strife, contention
man	וְאִ֥ישׁ	wə·’îš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
for kindling	לְחַרְחַר־	lə·ḥar·ḥar-	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H2787 be hot, scorched, burn poet
strife	רִֽיב׃פ	rîḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H7379 strife, dispute

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 26:20 Proverbs 16:28 · Proverbs 22:10 · James 3:6 · Proverbs 26:22

Proverbs 26:21 Proverbs 29:22 · Proverbs 15:18 · 2 Samuel 20:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.