The word in Scripture

Coals in the Bible

The word coals appears 26 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Coals of fire cleanse, judge, and, in kindness, melt the heart. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What coals means in the Bible

Coals of fire cleanse, judge, and, in kindness, melt the heart.

Where the word coals appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word coals appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.”Psalms 18:8

“Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.”Psalms 140:10

“For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.”Proverbs 25:22

“As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.”Proverbs 26:21

“The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.”Isaiah 44:12

“And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals; for it was cold: and they warmed themselves: and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself.”John 18:18

“As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.”John 21:9

“Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.”Romans 12:20