The Message

Proverbs 26:20-23 The Message (MSG)

20. When you run out of wood, the fire goes out;when the gossip ends, the quarrel dies down.

21. A quarrelsome person in a disputeis like kerosene thrown on a fire.

22. Listening to gossip is like eating cheap candy;do you want junk like that in your belly?

23. Smooth talk from an evil heartis like glaze on cracked pottery.