Proverbs 26:21
21 As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
21 As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 26:21
Commentary on Proverbs 26:20-22
(Read Proverbs 26:20-22)
Contention heats the spirit, and puts families and societies into a flame. And that fire is commonly kindled and kept burning by whisperers and backbiters.