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Proverbs 26:17 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 26 · verse 17
He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.Proverbs 26:17 · King James Version
Proverbs 26:17 in context
15The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
17He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
18As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
19So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
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Key words (Strong's)
- meddlethʻâbarto cross overH5674 →
- striferîyba contestH7379 →
- takethchâzaqto fasten uponH2388 →
- dogkeleba dogH3611 →
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1. That which is here condemned is meddling with strife that belongs not to us. If we must not be hasty to strive in our own cause (Pro 25:8), much less in other people's, especially theirs that we are no way related to or concerned in, but light on accidentally as we pass by.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary