Proverbs 26:21

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Like breath on coals and wood on fire, so a man given to argument gets a fight started.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 15:18 : 18 An angry man makes men come to blows, but he who is slow to get angry puts an end to fighting.
  • Prov 29:22 : 22 An angry man is the cause of fighting, and a man given to wrath does much wrong.
  • Prov 30:33 : 33 The shaking of milk makes butter, and the twisting of the nose makes blood come: so the forcing of wrath is a cause of fighting.
  • 2 Sam 20:1 : 1 Now by chance there was present a good-for-nothing person named Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he, sounding the horn, said, We have no part in David, or any interest in the son of Jesse: let every man go to his tent, O Israel.
  • 1 Kgs 12:2-3 : 2 And, hearing of it, Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who was still in Egypt, where he had gone in flight from Solomon, and was living there, came back to his town Zeredah, in the hill-country of Ephraim; 3 And all the men of Israel came to Rehoboam and said,
  • 1 Kgs 12:20 : 20 Now when all Israel had news that Jeroboam had come back, they sent for him to come before the meeting of the people, and made him king over Israel: not one of them was joined to the family of David but only the tribe of Judah.
  • Ps 120:4 : 4 Sharp arrows of the strong, and burning fire.
  • Prov 10:12 : 12 Hate is a cause of violent acts, but all errors are covered up by love.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 26:17-20
    4 verses
    85%

    17 He who gets mixed up in a fight which is not his business, is like one who takes a dog by the ears while it is going by.

    18 As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death,

    19 So is the man who gets the better of his neighbour by deceit, and says, Am I not doing so in sport?

    20 Without wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no secret talk, argument is ended.

  • Prov 15:18
    76%

    18 An angry man makes men come to blows, but he who is slow to get angry puts an end to fighting.

  • Prov 29:22
    75%

    22 An angry man is the cause of fighting, and a man given to wrath does much wrong.

  • Prov 26:22-23
    2 verses
    75%

    22 The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, they go down into the inner parts of the stomach.

    23 Smooth lips and an evil heart are like a vessel of earth plated with silver waste.

  • Prov 16:27-29
    3 verses
    75%

    27 A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.

    28 A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.

    29 A violent man puts desire of evil into his neighbour's mind, and makes him go in a way which is not good.

  • Prov 17:14
    74%

    14 The start of fighting is like the letting out of water: so give up before it comes to blows.

  • Job 41:21
    72%

    21 Under him are sharp edges of broken pots: as if he was pulling a grain-crushing instrument over the wet earth.

  • Prov 6:27-28
    2 verses
    72%

    27 May a man take fire to his breast without burning his clothing?

    28 Or may one go on lighted coals, and his feet not be burned?

  • Isa 9:18
    71%

    18 For evil was burning like a fire; the blackberries and thorns were burned up; the thick woods took fire, rolling up in dark clouds of smoke.

  • Ps 83:14
    70%

    14 As fire burning a wood, and as a flame causing fire on the mountains,

  • Prov 27:15
    70%

    15 Like an unending dropping on a day of rain is a bitter-tongued woman.

  • Prov 6:19
    69%

    19 A false witness, breathing out untrue words, and one who lets loose violent acts among brothers.

  • Isa 1:31
    69%

    31 And the strong will be as food for the fire, and his work as a flame; and they will be burned together, with no one to put out the fire.

  • Prov 22:10
    69%

    10 Send away the man of pride, and argument will go out; truly fighting and shame will come to an end.

  • Ps 140:10
    68%

    10 Let burning flames come down on them: let them be put into the fire, and into deep waters, so that they may not get up again.

  • Prov 18:19
    68%

    19 A brother wounded is like a strong town, and violent acts are like a locked tower.

  • Prov 25:22-23
    2 verses
    68%

    22 For so you will put coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will give you your reward.

    23 As the north wind gives birth to rain, so is an angry face caused by a tongue saying evil secretly.

  • Prov 18:6
    68%

    6 A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.

  • Prov 21:19
    68%

    19 It is better to be living in a waste land, than with a bitter-tongued and angry woman.

  • Prov 25:18
    68%

    18 One who gives false witness against his neighbour is a hammer and a sword and a sharp arrow.

  • Job 22:20
    68%

    20 Saying, Truly, their substance is cut off, and their wealth is food for the fire.

  • Prov 19:13
    68%

    13 A foolish son is the destruction of his father; and the bitter arguments of a wife are like drops of rain falling without end.

  • Job 31:12
    68%

    12 It would be a fire burning even to destruction, and taking away all my produce.

  • Prov 20:3
    68%

    3 It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.

  • Prov 22:24
    68%

    24 Do not be friends with a man who is given to wrath; do not go in the company of an angry man:

  • Jas 3:5-6
    2 verses
    67%

    5 Even so the tongue is a small part of the body, but it takes credit for great things. How much wood may be lighted by a very little fire!

    6 And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell.

  • Prov 27:21
    67%

    21 The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, and a man is measured by what he is praised for.

  • Prov 6:14
    67%

    14 His mind is ever designing evil: he lets loose violent acts.

  • Prov 17:19
    67%

    19 The lover of fighting is a lover of sin: he who makes high his doorway is looking for destruction.

  • Exod 22:6
    67%

    6 If there is a fire and the flames get to the thorns at the edge of the field, causing destruction of the cut grain or of the living grain, or of the field, he who made the fire will have to make up for the damage.

  • Prov 13:10
    67%

    10 The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

  • Prov 29:9
    67%

    9 If a wise man goes to law with a foolish man, he may be angry or laughing, but there will be no rest.

  • Ps 120:4
    67%

    4 Sharp arrows of the strong, and burning fire.

  • Rom 12:20
    67%

    20 But if one who has hate for you is in need of food or of drink, give it to him, for in so doing you will put coals of fire on his head.

  • Eccl 10:9
    67%

    9 He who gets out stones from the earth will be damaged by them, and in the cutting of wood there is danger.

  • Ps 18:8
    67%

    8 There went up a smoke from his nose, and a fire of destruction from his mouth: flames were lighted by it.