Proverbs 26:17

He that passeth by, and meddleth in a quarrel that doth not belong to him, 1 is like one that taketh a kelev by the oznayim. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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

16The atzel (sluggard, lazy one) is chacham in his own eyes, 1 more than seven that give an excellent answer. 1

18As a mad man who shooteth 1 firebrands, khitzim (arrows), and mavet, 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 17:11A rah seeketh only rebellion; 1 therefore a merciless malach shall be sent to him. 1

Proverbs 20:3It is kavod for an ish to cease from strife, 1 but any fool can start a quarrel. 1

2 Timothy 2:23But speculations characterized by narrishkait and lacking da'as — such refuse, knowing that they produce 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 →

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