Proverbs 26:21

The Passion Translation

Add fuel to the fire and the blaze goes on. So add an argumentative man to the mix, and you’ll keep strife alive.

Cross References

Psalm 120:4

You will be pierced through with condemnation and consumed with burning coals of fire!

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred keeps old quarrels alive, but love draws a veil over every insult and finds a way to make sin disappear.

Proverbs 15:18

A touchy, hot-tempered man picks a fight, but the calm, patient man knows how to silence strife.

Proverbs 29:22

The source of strife is found in an angry heart, for sin surrounds the life of a furious man.

Proverbs 30:33

For such stupidity may give you a bloody nose! Stirring up an argument only leads to an angry confrontation.