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

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

ERVEN
21. Charcoal keeps the coals glowing, wood keeps the fire burning, and troublemakers keep arguments alive.

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

WEB
21. As coals are to hot embers, And wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindling strife.

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

NLV
21. An arguing man makes fights worse. He is like coals to burning wood and wood to a fire.

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

YLT
21. Coal to burning coals, and wood to fire, And a man of contentions to kindle strife.

LITV
21. As coal to burning embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindle strife.

RV
21. {cf15i As} coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to inflame strife.

NCV
21. Just as charcoal and wood keep a fire going, a quarrelsome person keeps an argument going.

MKJV
21. As coals to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man to kindle fighting.

AKJV
21. As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.

LXXEN
21. A hearth for coals, and wood for fire; and railing man for the tumult of strife.



KJV
21. [As] coals [are] to burning coals, and wood to fire; so [is] a contentious man to kindle strife.

AMP
21. As coals are to hot embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man to inflame strife. [Prov. 15:18; 29:22.]

KJVP
21. [ As ] coals H6352 [ are ] to burning coals H1513 , and wood H6086 to fire H784 ; so [ is ] a contentious H4079 man H376 W-NMS to kindle H2787 strife H7379 .

YLT
21. Coal to burning coals, and wood to fire, And a man of contentions to kindle strife.

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

WEB
21. As coals are to hot embers, And wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindling strife.

NASB
21. What a bellows is to live coals, what wood is to fire, such is a contentious man in enkindling strife.

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

RV
21. {cf15i As} coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to inflame strife.

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

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

MKJV
21. As coals to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man to kindle fighting.

AKJV
21. As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.

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

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

NIRV
21. Coal glows. Wood burns. And a man who argues stirs up fights.

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

MSG
21. A quarrelsome person in a dispute is like kerosene thrown on a fire.

GNB
21. Charcoal keeps the embers glowing, wood keeps the fire burning, and troublemakers keep arguments alive.

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

ERVEN
21. Charcoal keeps the coals glowing, wood keeps the fire burning, and troublemakers keep arguments alive.