Like charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a contentious person to kindle strife.

好争竞的人煽惑争端，就如余火加炭，火上加柴一样。

好争吵的人煽动争端，就如余火加炭，火上加柴一样。

好争吵的人煽动争端，就如余火加炭，火上加柴一样。

好斗之人煽动争端，如同余火加炭、火上加柴。

好争竞的人，煽动争端，就像余烬上加炭，火上加柴一样。

好争执的人煽动争端，就如余火加炭，火上加柴。

好爭競的人煽惑爭端，就如餘火加炭，火上加柴一樣。

好爭吵的人煽動爭端，就如餘火加炭，火上加柴一樣。

好爭吵的人煽動爭端，就如餘火加炭，火上加柴一樣。

好鬥之人煽動爭端，如同餘火加炭、火上加柴。

好爭競的人，煽動爭端，就像餘燼上加炭，火上加柴一樣。

好紛爭的人煽動爭端，就如炭火上加炭、火上加柴。

好爭執的人煽動爭端，就如餘火加炭，火上加柴。

好競者之搆爭、如加炭於焰、如加薪於火、

加炭添薪、火勢愈熾、爭人益爭亦若是。

炭燃生熱、薪起火焰、好爭者之滋事亦若是、

As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.

Coal glows, and wood burns. And a person who argues stirs up conflict.

As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

A quarrelsome person starts fights as easily as hot embers light charcoal or fire lights wood.

As charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.

Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, So is a contentious person to kindle strife.

As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife.

As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to inflame strife.

As charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling 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 wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife.

A quick-tempered person stirs up dissension, but one who is slow to anger calms a quarrel.

An angry person stirs up dissension, and a wrathful person is abounding in transgression.

When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. No one except the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the Davidic dynasty.

When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard the news, he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon and had been living ever since.They sent for him, and Jeroboam and the whole Israelite assembly came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.

Now a wicked man named Sheba son of Bicri, a Benjaminite, happened to be there. He blew the trumpet and said,“ We have no share in David; we have no inheritance in this son of Jesse! Every man go home, O Israel!”

For as the churning of milk produces butter and as punching the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife.

Here’s how! With the sharp arrows of warriors, with arrowheads forged over the hot coals.