Proverbs 26:20
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.”
עֵץ
Tree. Ets. A tree planted by rivers of water. The righteous person is like a tree with deep roots in God's word, bearing fruit in season and never withering.
כָּבָה
it is extinguished
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כָּבָה
to expire or (causatively) to extinguish (fire, light, anger)
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רָגַן
a slanderer
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רָגַן
to grumble, i.e. rebel
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מָדוֹן
strife
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מָדוֹן
a contest or quarrel
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שָׁתַק
it becomes quiet
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שָׁתַק
to subside
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