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Proverbs 26:21

Context
NETBible

Like charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a contentious person 1  to kindle strife. 2 

NIV ©

biblegateway Pro 26:21

As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

NASB ©

biblegateway Pro 26:21

Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife.

NLT ©

biblegateway Pro 26:21

A quarrelsome person starts fights as easily as hot embers light charcoal or fire lights wood.

MSG ©

biblegateway Pro 26:21

A quarrelsome person in a dispute is like kerosene thrown on a fire.

BBE ©

SABDAweb Pro 26:21

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

NRSV ©

bibleoremus Pro 26:21

As charcoal is to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.

NKJV ©

biblegateway Pro 26:21

As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife.

[+] More English

KJV
[As] coals
<06352>
[are] to burning coals
<01513>_,
and wood
<06086>
to fire
<0784>_;
so [is] a contentious
<04079> (8675) <04066>
man
<0376>
to kindle
<02787> (8771)
strife
<07379>_.
NASB ©

biblegateway Pro 26:21

Like charcoal
<06352>
to hot
<01513>
embers
<01513>
and wood
<06086>
to fire
<0784>
, So is a contentious
<04066>
man
<0376>
to kindle
<02787>
strife
<07379>
.
LXXM
(33:21) escara {N-NSF} anyraxin
<440
N-DPM
kai
<2532
CONJ
xula
<3586
N-NPN
puri
<4442
N-DSN
anhr
<435
N-NSM
de
<1161
PRT
loidorov
<3060
A-NSM
eiv
<1519
PREP
tarachn
<5016
N-ASF
machv
<3163
N-GSF
NET [draft] ITL
Like charcoal
<06352>
is to burning coals
<01513>
, and wood
<06086>
to fire
<0784>
, so is a contentious
<04066>
person
<0376>
to kindle
<02787>
strife
<07379>
.
HEBREW
P
byr
<07379>
rxrxl
<02787>
*Mynydm {Mynwdm}
<04066>
syaw
<0376>
sal
<0784>
Myuew
<06086>
Mylxgl
<01513>
Mxp (26:21)
<06352>

NETBible

Like charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a contentious person 1  to kindle strife. 2 

NET Notes

sn Heb “a man of contentions”; NCV, NRSV, NLT “a quarrelsome person.” The expression focuses on the person who is contentious by nature. His quarreling is like piling fuel on a fire that would otherwise go out. This kind of person not only starts strife, but keeps it going.

tn The Pilpel infinitive construct לְחַרְחַר (lÿkharkhar) from חָרַר (kharar, “to be hot; to be scorched; to burn”) means “to kindle; to cause to flare up.”




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