Proverbs 26:21

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

Proverbs 15:18

A hot-tempered man stirs up conflict,
but a man slow to anger calms strife.

Proverbs 29:22

An angry man stirs up conflict,
and a hot-tempered man increases rebellion.

2 Samuel 20:1

Now a wicked man, a Benjaminite named Sheba son of Bichri, happened to be there. He blew the ram’s horn and shouted:

We have no portion in David,
no inheritance in Jesse’s son.
Each man to his tent, Israel!

1 Kings 12:2-3

When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about it, for he was still in Egypt where he had fled from King Solomon’s presence, Jeroboam stayed in Egypt.

1 Kings 12:20

When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had come back, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. No one followed the house of David except the tribe of Judah alone.

Psalm 120:4

A warrior’s sharp arrows
with burning charcoal!

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirs up conflicts,
but love covers all offenses.

Proverbs 30:33

For the churning of milk produces butter,
and twisting a nose draws blood,
and stirring up anger produces strife.

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