Proverbs 26:17
Interfering in someone else's quarrel is like grabbing a stray dog by the ears.
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16In their own eyes lazy people are wiser than many sensible advisors.
18You're like a crazy person firing off blazing arrows and killing people
Cross References
Proverbs 17:11Evil people are only looking to rebel, so a cruel messenger will be sent to attack them.
Proverbs 20:3Avoiding conflict is the proper thing to do, but stupid people are quick to argue.
2 Timothy 2:23Avoid foolish and childish debates, for you know they only lead to fights.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 26:17
16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason. Observe, 1. The high opinion which the sluggard has of himself, notwithstanding the gross absurdity and folly of his slothfulness: He thinks himself wiser than seven men, than seven wise men, for they are such as can render a reason. It is the wisdom of a man to be able to render a reason, of a good man to be able to give a reason of the hope that is in him, 1 Pet. iii. 15 . What we do we should be able to render a reason for,… Read the whole commentary →