American Standard Version

Proverbs 26:20-23 American Standard Version (ASV)

20. For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.

21. As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to inflame strife.

22. The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.

23. Fervent lips and a wicked heart Are like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.