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Proverbs 26:21

World English Bible

As coals are to hot embers,
and wood to fire,
so is a contentious man to kindling strife.

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Proverbs 26:21 in other translations

As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to inflame strife.

Proverbs 26:21 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 26:21 in context

  1. 19is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “Am I not joking?”
  2. 20For lack of wood a fire goes out.
    Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.
  3. 21As coals are to hot embers,
    and wood to fire,
    so is a contentious man to kindling strife.
  4. 22The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels,
    they go down into the innermost parts.
  5. 23Like silver dross on an earthen vessel
    are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.