H6352 As coals H1513 are to burning coals H6086 , and wood H784 to fire H4079 ; so is a contentious [H8675] H4066 H376 man H2787 to kindle [H8771] H7379 strife.
As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
As coals are to hot embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man to inflame strife. [Prov. 15:18; 29:22.]
As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to inflame strife.
Like adding charcoal to embers or wood to fire, quarrelsome people kindle strife.
Just as charcoals are to burning coals, and wood is to fire, so also is an angry man who stirs up quarrels.
