Proverbs 26:18

Just as he is guilty who let loose the arrows and the lances unto death,

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In The King James Version

As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,

In Context

17Just like one who takes hold of a dog by the ears, so also is he who crosses impatiently and meddles in the quarrels of another.

19so also is the man who harms his friend by deceitfulness. And when he has been apprehended, he says, “I did it jokingly.”

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Cross References

Proverbs 7:23until the arrow pierces his liver. It is just as if a bird were to hurry into the snare. And he does not know that his actions endanger his own soul.

Isaiah 50:11Behold, all you who kindle a fire, wrapped in flames: walk in the light of your fire and in the flames that you have kindled. This has been done to you by my hand. You will sleep in anguish.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 26:18

Hatred and Strife. 17 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears. 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 ( ch. xxv. 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. If we can be instrumental to make peace between those that are at variance we must do it, though we… Read the whole commentary →

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