Proverbs 26:21
21 As coals are to hot embers,
and wood to fire,
so is a contentious man to kindling strife.
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21 As coals are to hot embers,
and wood to fire,
so is a contentious man to kindling 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.