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Proverbs 26:21
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Proverbs 26:21
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
21 As charcoal is to hot embers and wood to fire,
so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.(A)
Proverbs 26:21
Common English Bible
Proverbs 26:21
Common English Bible
21 Like adding charcoal to embers or wood to fire,
quarrelsome people kindle strife.
Proverbs 26:21
New International Version
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)
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)
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