Proverbs 26:17

Laying hold on the ears of a dog, || [Is] a passer-by making himself wrath for strife [that is] not his own.

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

In Context

16Wiser [is] the slothful in his own eyes, || Than seven [men] returning a reason.

18As [one] pretending to be feeble, || Who is casting sparks, arrows, and death,

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Cross References

Proverbs 17:11An evil man seeks only rebellion, || And a fierce messenger is sent against him.

Proverbs 20:3Cessation from strife is an honor to a man, || And every fool interferes.

2 Timothy 2:23and be avoiding the foolish and uninstructed questions, having known that they beget strife,

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 →

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