Proverbs 26:21⥂
KJV:
[As] coals [are] to burning coals, and wood to fire; so [is] a contentious man to kindle strife.
BSB:
Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
Hebrew:
פֶּחָ֣ם לְ֭גֶחָלִים וְעֵצִ֣ים לְאֵ֑שׁ וְאִ֥ישׁ מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים לְחַרְחַר־ רִֽיב׃ פ
Topics:
SPEAKING • STRIFE • TALEBEARER
LXX:
Greek Text
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| Translation | Hebrew/Aramaic | Transliteration [morphology] | Texts |
|---|---|---|---|
| charcoal | פֶּחָ֣ם | pe.ChamHNcmsa | L |
| to burning coals | לְ֭גֶחָלִים | Le.HR ge.cha.limHNcmpa | L |
| and wood<s> | וְעֵצִ֣ים | ve.HC 'e.TzimHNcmpa | L |
| to fire | לְאֵ֑שׁ | le.HR 'EshHNcbsa | L |
| and a person of | וְאִ֥ישׁ | ve.HC 'IshHNcmsc | L |
| contentions 1 | מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים 2 | mi.do.nimHNcmpa | Q(K) |
| to kindling | לְחַרְחַר־ | le.HR char.char-HVpcc | L |
| strife | רִֽיב׃פ | RivHNcmsa | L |
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