Now a wicked man, a Benjaminite named Sheba son of Bichri, happened to be there. He blew the ram’s horn and shouted: We have no portion in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Each man to his tent, Israel!
Proverbs 26:21 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised As charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; So is a contentious man to kindle strife. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition As coals are to hot embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man to inflame strife. [Prov. 15:18; 29:22.] American Standard Version (1901) As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to inflame strife. Common English Bible Like adding charcoal to embers or wood to fire, quarrelsome people kindle strife. Catholic Public Domain Version Just as charcoals are to burning coals, and wood is to fire, so also is an angry man who stirs up quarrels. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire, so an angry man stirreth up strife. |
Now a wicked man, a Benjaminite named Sheba son of Bichri, happened to be there. He blew the ram’s horn and shouted: We have no portion in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Each man to his tent, Israel!
When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had come back, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. No one followed the house of David except the tribe of Judah alone.
A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but one slow to anger calms strife.
An angry person stirs up conflict, and a hot-tempered one increases rebellion.
For the churning of milk produces butter, and twisting a nose draws blood, and stirring up anger produces strife.