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

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

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

Berean Study Bible
Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

New American Standard Bible
Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife.

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

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

International Standard Version
Charcoal is to hot coals as wood is to fire; so also a quarrelsome man fuels strife.

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
A gridiron for coals and wood for fire, and a malicious man provokes dispute.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[As] charcoal fuels burning coals and wood fuels fire, so a quarrelsome person fuels a dispute.

Jubilee Bible 2000
Charcoal for burning coals and wood for fire, and a contentious man to kindle strife.

King James 2000 Bible
As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.

American King James Version
As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.

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

Douay-Rheims Bible
As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire, so an angry man stirreth up strife.

Darby Bible Translation
[As] coals for hot coals, and wood for fire, so is a contentious man to inflame strife.

English Revised Version
As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to inflame strife.

Webster's Bible Translation
As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.

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

Young's Literal Translation
Coal to burning coals, and wood to fire, And a man of contentions to kindle strife.

Spreuke 26:21 Afrikaans PWL
Soos kole is vir gloeiende kole en hout vir vuur, so is ’n twisgierige man om stryd aan te hits.

Fjalët e urta 26:21 Albanian
Ashtu si qymyri jep shpuzën dhe drutë zjarrin, kështu njeriu grindavec i nxit grindjet.

ﺃﻣﺜﺎﻝ 26:21 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
فحم للجمر وحطب للنار هكذا الرجل المخاصم لتهييج النزاع.

D Sprüch 26:21 Bavarian
Wie Koln de Gluet und Holz ayn Feuer, yso schürnd Speibteufln önn Streit an.

Притчи 26:21 Bulgarian
Както са въглища за жарта и дърва за огъня, Така е и крамолникът, за да разпаля препирня.

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
好爭競的人煽惑爭端，就如餘火加炭，火上加柴一樣。

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
好争竞的人煽惑争端，就如余火加炭，火上加柴一样。

箴 言 26:21 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
好 爭 競 的 人 煽 惑 爭 端 ， 就 如 餘 火 加 炭 ， 火 上 加 柴 一 樣 。

箴 言 26:21 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
好 争 竞 的 人 煽 惑 争 端 ， 就 如 馀 火 加 炭 ， 火 上 加 柴 一 样 。

Proverbs 26:21 Croatian Bible
Ugljen je za žeravnicu i drvo za oganj, a svadljivac da raspaljuje svađu.

Přísloví 26:21 Czech BKR
Uhel mrtvý k roznícení, a drva k ohni, tak člověk svárlivý k roznícení svady.

Ordsprogene 26:21 Danish
Trækul til Gløder og Brænde til Ild og trættekær Mand til at optænde Kiv.

Spreuken 26:21 Dutch Staten Vertaling
De dove kool is om de vurige kool, en het hout om het vuur; alzo is een kijfachtig man, om twist te ontsteken.