Proverbs 26:20-28 Parallel Bible Translations

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20 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: euen so where the talebearer is taken away, there the strife ceasseth. For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases. Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down.
21 As coles kindle heate, and wood the fire: euen so doth a brawling felowe stirre vp variaunce. As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife. As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.
22 A talebearers wordes are lyke men that strike with hammers, and they pearse the inwarde partes of the body. The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body. The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.
23 Burning lippes and a wicked heart, are like a potsharde couered with siluer drosse. Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel are fervent lips with an evil heart. Like a coating of silver dross on earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart.
24 An enemie wyll dissemble with his lippes, and layeth vp deceipt in his heart. Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips and harbors deceit in his heart; Enemies disguise themselves with their lips, but in their hearts they harbor deceit.
25 But when he speaketh fayre, beleue hym not: for there are seuen abhominations in his heart. when he speaks graciously, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart; Though their speech is charming, do not believe them, for seven abominations fill their hearts.
26 Hatred maye be couered by deceipt: but the malice therof shalbe shewed before the whole congregation. though his hatred be covered with deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly. Their malice may be concealed by deception, but their wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
27 Who so diggeth vp a pit, shal fall therin: and he that rolleth vp a stone, it wyl returne vpon hym. Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling. Whoever digs a pit will fall into it; if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.
28 A lying tongue hateth the afflicted: and a flattering mouth worketh mischiefe. A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin. A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
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