Proverbs 26:21
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

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

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

Hebrew
Like charcoal
פֶּחָ֣ם (pe·ḥām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6352: A coal

for embers
לְ֭גֶחָלִים (lə·ḡe·ḥā·lîm)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1513: An ember

and wood
וְעֵצִ֣ים (wə·‘ê·ṣîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood

for fire,
לְאֵ֑שׁ (lə·’êš)
Preposition-l | Noun - common singular
Strong's 784: A fire

so is a quarrelsome
מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים (miḏ·yā·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4066: A contest, quarrel

man
וְאִ֥ישׁ (wə·’îš)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

for kindling
לְחַרְחַר־ (lə·ḥar·ḥar-)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's 2787: To be hot or scorched, to burn

strife.
רִֽיב׃ (rîḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7379: Strife, dispute

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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