Proverbs 26:18
As those who need correction put forth fair words to men, and he that first falls in with the proposal will be overthrown;
LXX2012 (British)
In The King James Version
As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
In Context
17As he that lays hold of a dog's tail, so is he that makes himself the champion of another's cause.
19so are all that lay wait for their own friends, and when they are revealed, say, I did it in jest.
Cross References
Proverbs 7:23and he hastens as a bird into a snare, not knowing that he is running for his life.
Isaiah 50:11Behold, you⌃ all kindle a fire, and feed a flame: walk in the light of your fire, and in the flame which you⌃ have kindled. This has happened to you for my sake; you⌃ 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 →