Mithali 26:21
Proverbs 26:21 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015
Kama makaa juu ya makaa yanayowaka, na kama kuni kwenye moto, ndivyo alivyo mtu mgomvi kwa kuchochea ugomvi.
Proverbs 26:21 in English
Proverbs 26:21 · Berean Standard Bible
Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
Context
19ndivyo alivyo mtu amdanganyaye jirani yake na kusema,
“Nilikuwa nikifanya mzaha tu!” 20Bila kuni moto huzimika;
pasipo uchongezi ugomvi humalizika. 21Kama makaa juu ya makaa yanayowaka, na kama kuni kwenye moto,
ndivyo alivyo mtu mgomvi kwa kuchochea ugomvi. 22Maneno ya mchongezi ni kama chakula kitamu;
huingia sehemu za ndani sana za mtu. 23Kama rangi ingʼaayo iliyopakwa kwenye vyombo vya udongo
ndivyo ilivyo midomo laini pamoja na moyo mbaya.
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