Verse Comparison: Proverbs 26:21
American Standard Version
`As' coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to inflame strife.
Amplified® Bible
As coals are to hot embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man to inflame strife.
Contemporary English Version
Troublemakers start trouble, just as sparks and fuel start a fire.
Darby English Version
[As] coals for hot coals, and wood for fire, so is a contentious man to inflame strife.
Good News Bible
Charcoal keeps the embers glowing, wood keeps the fire burning, and troublemakers keep arguments alive.
King James Version
As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
New American Standard Bible
{Like} charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
New International Version
As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire,
so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
New King James Version
As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
A contentious man to kindle strife resembles charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,
Revised Standard Version
As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
Young's Literal Translation
Coal to burning coals, and wood to fire, And a man of contentions to kindle strife.
