Proverbs 26:21
As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 15:18 : 18 A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.
- Prov 29:22 : 22 An angry man stirs up strife, and a wrathful man abounds in sin.
- Prov 30:33 : 33 For as the churning of milk brings forth butter, and the wringing of the nose brings forth blood; so the forcing of wrath brings forth strife."
- 2 Sam 20:1 : 1 There happened to be there a base fellow, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew the trumpet, and said, "We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to his tents, Israel!"
- 1 Kgs 12:2-3 : 2 It happened, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was yet in Egypt, where he had fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam lived in Egypt, 3 and they sent and called him), that Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came, and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,
- 1 Kgs 12:20 : 20 It happened, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was returned, that they sent and called him to the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none who followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.
- Ps 120:4 : 4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
- Prov 10:12 : 12 Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.
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- Prov 26:17-204 verses85%
17 Like one who grabs a dog's ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.
18 Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,
19 is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "Am I not joking?"
20 For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.
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18 A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.
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22 An angry man stirs up strife, and a wrathful man abounds in sin.
- Prov 26:22-232 verses75%
22 The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, they go down into the innermost parts.
23 Like silver dross on an earthen vessel are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.
- Prov 16:27-293 verses75%
27 A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.
28 A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.
29 A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.
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14 The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.
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21 His breath kindles coals. A flame goes forth from his mouth.
- Prov 6:27-282 verses72%
27 Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned?
28 Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?
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18 For wickedness burns like a fire. It devours the briers and thorns; yes, it kindles in the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in a column of smoke.
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14 As the fire that burns the forest, as the flame that sets the mountains on fire,
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15 A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:
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19 a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.
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31 The strong will be like tinder, and his work like a spark. They will both burn together, and no one will quench them."
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10 Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.
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10 Let burning coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, from where they never rise.
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19 A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; and disputes are like the bars of a castle.
- Prov 25:22-232 verses68%
22 for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and Yahweh will reward you.
23 The north wind brings forth rain: so a backbiting tongue brings an angry face.
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6 A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.
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19 It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.
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18 A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.
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20 saying, 'Surely those who rose up against us are cut off. The fire has consumed the remnant of them.'
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13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife's quarrels are a continual dripping.
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12 For it is a fire that consumes to destruction, and would root out all my increase.
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3 It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling.
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24 Don't befriend a hot-tempered man, and don't associate with one who harbors anger:
- Jas 3:5-62 verses67%
5 So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!
6 And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.
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21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.
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14 in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who always sows discord.
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19 He who loves disobedience loves strife. One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.
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6 "If fire breaks out, and catches in thorns so that the shocks of grain, or the standing grain, or the field are consumed; he who kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.
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10 Pride only breeds quarrels, but with ones who take advice is wisdom.
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9 If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man, the fool rages or scoffs, and there is no peace.
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4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
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20 Therefore "If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head."
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9 Whoever carves out stones may be injured by them. Whoever splits wood may be endangered thereby.
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8 Smoke went out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.