Proverbs 26:21
King James Version (KJV)
As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
American Standard Version (ASV)
[As] coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to inflame strife.
World English Bible (WEB)
As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife.
Proverbs 26:21 Cross References
And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.
And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;)
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
