A hearth for coals, and wood for fire; and a railing man for the tumult of strife.
KJV
Proverbs 26:21
As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
Parallel Translations
A hearth for coals, and wood for fire; and railing man for the tumult of strife.
As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife.
Cross References
Proverbs 15:18Proverbs 29:222 Samuel 20:11 Kings 12:2–3Proverbs 10:12Proverbs 30:33Psalms 120:41 Kings 12:20
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