Proverbs 26:21

Webster's Bible (1833)

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 26:17-20
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    17Like one who grabs a dog's ears Is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.

    18Like a madman who shoots firebrands, arrows, and death,

    19Is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "Am I not joking?"

    20For lack of wood a fire goes out; Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.

  • Prov 15:18
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    18A wrathful man stirs up contention, But one who is slow to anger appeases strife.

  • Prov 29:22
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    22An angry man stirs up strife, And a wrathful man abounds in sin.

  • Prov 26:22-23
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    22The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, They go down into the innermost parts.

    23Like silver dross on an earthen vessel Are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.

  • Prov 16:27-29
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    27A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.

    28A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.

    29A man of violence entices his neighbor, And leads him in a way that is not good.

  • Prov 17:14
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    14The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, Therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

  • Job 41:21
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    21His breath kindles coals. A flame goes forth from his mouth.

  • Prov 6:27-28
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    27Can a man scoop fire into his lap, And his clothes not be burned?

    28Or can one walk on hot coals, And his feet not be scorched?

  • Isa 9:18
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    18For wickedness burns as the 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.

  • Ps 83:14
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    14As the fire that burns the forest, As the flame that sets the mountains on fire,

  • Prov 27:15
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    15A continual dropping on a rainy day And a contentious wife are alike:

  • Prov 6:19
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    19A false witness who utters lies, And he who sows discord among brothers.

  • Isa 1:31
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    31The strong will be like tinder, And his work like a spark. They will both burn together, And no one will quench them."

  • Prov 22:10
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    10Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; Yes, quarrels and insults will stop.

  • Ps 140:10
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    10Let burning coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into the fire, Into miry pits, from where they never rise.

  • Prov 18:19
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    19A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; And disputes are like the bars of a castle.

  • Prov 25:22-23
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    22For you will heap coals of fire on his head, And Yahweh will reward you.

    23The north wind brings forth rain: So a backbiting tongue brings an angry face.

  • Prov 18:6
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    6A fool's lips come into strife, And his mouth invites beatings.

  • Prov 21:19
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    19It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.

  • Prov 25:18
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    18A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor Is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.

  • Job 22:20
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    20Saying, 'Surely those who rose up against us are cut off, The fire has consumed the remnant of them.'

  • Prov 19:13
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    13A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife's quarrels are a continual dripping.

  • Job 31:12
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    12For it is a fire that consumes to destruction, And would root out all my increase.

  • Prov 20:3
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    3It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarreling.

  • Prov 22:24
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    24Don't befriend a hot-tempered man, And don't associate with one who harbors anger:

  • Jas 3:5-6
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    5So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!

    6And 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.{Gehenna is a name that describes a burning Hell with rotting bodies and unclean things in it}

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    21The crucible is for silver, And the furnace for gold; But man is refined by his praise.

  • Prov 6:14
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    14In whose heart is perverseness, Who devises evil continually, Who always sows discord.

  • Prov 17:19
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    19He who loves disobedience loves strife. One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.

  • Exod 22:6
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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.

  • Prov 13:10
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    10Pride only breeds quarrels, But with ones who take advice is wisdom.

  • Prov 29:9
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    9If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man, The fool rages or scoffs, and there is no peace.

  • Ps 120:4
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    4Sharp arrows of the mighty, With coals of juniper.

  • Rom 12:20
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    20Therefore "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."

  • Eccl 10:9
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    9Whoever carves out stones may be injured by them. Whoever splits wood may be endangered thereby.

  • Ps 18:8
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    8Smoke went out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.