Proverbs 26:21
“As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire,.... As brands, wood half burnt, or dead coals put to live and burning…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 26:20-22
Contention is as a fire; it heats the spirit, burns up all that is good, and puts families and societies into a flame.…
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