Where there is no wood, a fire goes out, and where there is no gossip, contention ceases.Like charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a contentious person to kindle strife.The words of a gossip are like delicious morsels; they go down into a person’s innermost being.
For these are the kind who do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By their smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of the naive.