好争竞的人煽惑争端，就如余火加炭，火上加柴一样。

好争吵的人煽动争端，就如余火加炭，火上加柴一样。

好争吵的人煽动争端，就如余火加炭，火上加柴一样。

好斗之人煽动争端，如同余火加炭、火上加柴。

好争竞的人，煽动争端，就像余烬上加炭，火上加柴一样。

好争执的人煽动争端，就如余火加炭，火上加柴。

好爭競的人煽惑爭端，就如餘火加炭，火上加柴一樣。

好爭吵的人煽動爭端，就如餘火加炭，火上加柴一樣。

好爭吵的人煽動爭端，就如餘火加炭，火上加柴一樣。

好鬥之人煽動爭端，如同餘火加炭、火上加柴。

好爭競的人，煽動爭端，就像餘燼上加炭，火上加柴一樣。

好紛爭的人煽動爭端，就如炭火上加炭、火上加柴。

好爭執的人煽動爭端，就如餘火加炭，火上加柴。

好競者之搆爭、如加炭於焰、如加薪於火、

加炭添薪、火勢愈熾、爭人益爭亦若是。

炭燃生熱、薪起火焰、好爭者之滋事亦若是、

As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.

Coal glows, and wood burns. And a person who argues stirs up conflict.

As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

A quarrelsome person starts fights as easily as hot embers light charcoal or fire lights wood.

As charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.

Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, So is a contentious person to kindle strife.

As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife.

As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to inflame strife.

As charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

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

Like charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a contentious person to kindle strife.

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

A hot- tempered person stirs up conflict, but the one who is patient calms a quarrel. (niv)

An angry person stirs up conflict, and a hot-tempered person commits many sins. (niv)

When all the Israelites heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and called him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the house of David. (niv)

When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard this( he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon), he returned from Egypt.So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel went to Rehoboam and said to him: (niv)

Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs. (niv)

Now a troublemaker named Sheba son of Bikri, a Benjamite, happened to be there. He sounded the trumpet and shouted,“ We have no share in David, no part in Jesse’s son! Every man to his tent, Israel!” (niv)

For as churning cream produces butter, and as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife.” (niv)

He will punish you with a warrior’s sharp arrows, with burning coals of the broom bush. (niv)