Proverbs 26:21

The Message

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

Cross References

2 Samuel 20:1

Just then a good-for-nothing named Sheba son of Bicri the Benjaminite blew a blast on the ram’s horn trumpet, calling out, We’ve got nothing to do with David, there’s no future for us with the son of Jesse! Let’s get out of here, Israel—head for your tents!

1 Kings 12:20

When the word was out that Jeroboam was back and available, the assembled people invited him and inaugurated him king over all Israel. The only tribe left to the Davidic dynasty was Judah.

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred starts fights, but love pulls a quilt over the bickering.

Proverbs 15:18

Hot tempers start fights; a calm, cool spirit keeps the peace.

Proverbs 29:22

Angry people stir up a lot of discord; the intemperate stir up trouble.