Context 21Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,So is a contentious man to kindle strife. 22The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, 23Like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross 24He who hates disguises it with his lips, 25When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, 26Though his hatred covers itself with guile, 27He who digs a pit will fall into it, 28A lying tongue hates those it crushes, Parallel Verses American Standard VersionAs coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to inflame strife. Douay-Rheims Bible As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire, so an angry man stirreth up strife. Darby Bible Translation As coals for hot coals, and wood for fire, so is a contentious man to inflame strife. English Revised Version As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to inflame strife. Webster's Bible Translation As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife. World English Bible As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife. Young's Literal Translation Coal to burning coals, and wood to fire, And a man of contentions to kindle strife. Library One Lion Two Lions no Lion at AllA sermon (No. 1670) delivered on Thursday Evening, June 8th, 1882, at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington, by C. H. Spurgeon. "The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets."--Proverbs 22:13. "The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets."--Proverbs 26:13. This slothful man seems to cherish that one dread of his about the lions, as if it were his favorite aversion and he felt it to be too much trouble to invent another excuse. … C.H. Spurgeon—Sermons on Proverbs The Hebrew Sages and their Proverbs We Shall not be Curious in the Ranking of the Duties in which Christian Love... Proverbs Links Proverbs 26:21 NIV • Proverbs 26:21 NLT • Proverbs 26:21 ESV • Proverbs 26:21 NASB • Proverbs 26:21 KJV • Proverbs 26:21 Bible Apps • Proverbs 26:21 Parallel • Bible Hub |