Pro Proverbs, chapter Proverbs of Solomon, chapter 26
Putting charcoal on burning coals or putting wood on a fire causes the fire to keep burning;
similarly, people who like to quarrel cause people to keep arguing.
Ordspråkene 26:21 i ulike oversettelser
Engelsk
KJV (66 books)
As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
DRA
As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire, so an angry man stirreth up strife.
FBV
An argumentative person fires up quarrels like putting charcoal on hot embers or wood on a fire.
GNV
As ye cole maketh burning coles, and wood a fire, so the contentious man is apt to kindle strife.
LSV
Coal to burning coals, and wood to fire, || And a man of contentions to kindle strife.
NASB
Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, So is a contentious person to kindle strife. NASB 2020
NIV (US)
As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.
NMV
[As] coals [are] to burning coals, and wood to fire; so [is] a contentious (loving to quarrel and angrily debate) man to kindle strife.
OJB
As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to eish; so is a contentious ish to kindle strife.
WEB (US)
As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife.