Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 26:21
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Berean Standard Bible
Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
King James Version
[As] coals [are] to burning coals, and wood to fire; so [is] a contentious man to kindle strife.
World English Bible
As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife.
American Standard Version
[As] coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to inflame strife.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 26
19 so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”
20 Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.
21 Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
22 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
23 Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.
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