Proverbs 26:21
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
21 As charcoal is to hot embers and wood to fire,
so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.
Proverbs 26:21
Good News Translation
21 Charcoal keeps the embers glowing, wood keeps the fire burning, and troublemakers keep arguments alive.
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Proverbs 26:21
New American Standard Bible
21 Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,
So is a (A)contentious person to kindle strife.
Proverbs 26:21
New International Version
21 As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire,
so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.(A)
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