Proverbs 26:18
Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows,
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
In Context
17Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
19so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”
Cross References
Proverbs 7:23until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare— not knowing it will cost him his life.
Isaiah 50:11Behold, all you who kindle a fire, who array yourselves with firebrands, walk in the light of your fire and of the firebrands you have lit! This is what you will receive from My hand: You will lie down in a place of torment.
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 →