Parallel
Proverbs 26:20
King James Version (1769 Blayney revision, with Apocrypha) · Berean Standard Bible
Where no wood is (note: Heb. without wood), there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer (note: Or, whisperer), the strife ceaseth (note: Heb. is silent).
Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.