Proverbs 26:21
21 [As] coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to inflame strife.
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21 [As] coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to inflame 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.