Proverbs 26:18
As a madman who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death;
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
In Context
17He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife not his own, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
19So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith: 'Am not I in sport?'
Cross References
Proverbs 7:23Till an arrow strike through his liver; as a bird hasteneth to the snare — and knoweth not that it is at the cost of his life.
Isaiah 50:11Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that gird yourselves with firebrands, begone in the flame of your fire, and among the brands that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of My hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.
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 →