Proverbs 26:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 26:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 26:20 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth. Where no...: Heb. Witho..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 26:20 — KJV
“Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth. Where no...: Heb. Without wood talebearer: or, whisperer ceaseth: Heb. is silent”
— Proverbs 26:20 (KJV)
Proverbs 26:20 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 26:20
“Even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn him on the wood with fire: where the ashes are poured out shall he be burnt. without...: Heb. to without the camp where...: Heb. at the pouring out of the ashes”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 26:20: where, wood, fire
“Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. rooms: Heb. nests”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 26:20: wood, heb, without
“And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering? lamb: or, kid”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 26:20: where, wood, fire
“Or if there be any flesh, in the skin whereof there is a hot burning, and the quick flesh that burneth have a white bright spot, somewhat reddish, or white; a hot...: Heb. a burning of fire”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 26:20: where, fire, heb
“And the priest shall look on the plague, after that it is washed: and, behold, if the plague have not changed his colour, and the plague be not spread; it is unclean; thou shalt burn it in the fire; it is fret inward, whether it be bare within or without. whether...: Heb. whether it be bald in the head thereof, or in the forehead thereof”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 26:20: fire, heb, without
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