Proverbs 26 :20-22 (KJV)
20 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
21 As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so...
Gossip Is Hurtful And Causes Strife
I speak of gossip and hurtful things that people say, because although it may make the person saying such things feel good, it damages other people to the core.