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Read Full Chapter (Proverbs 26) Proverbs 26:17 KJV
"He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears."
Proverbs Chapter 26, Verse 17
Proverbs 26:17 in Context (Verses 14–20 KJV)
14
As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
15
The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.*
16
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
17
He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.*
18
As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,*
19
So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
20
Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.***