Proverbios 26

Bible in Basic English

21Like breath on coals and wood on fire, so a man given to argument gets a fight started.

Reina-Valera 1909

21El carbón para brasas, y la leña para el fuego: y el hombre rencilloso para encender contienda.

King James Version

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

World English Bible

21As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife.