Proverbs 26:18

Like a madman who shoots burning arrows, 1

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As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,

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17Like one who takes hold of the ears of a dog, 1 is a passerby who becomes angry at a dispute that is not his own. 1

19is the one who deceives his neighbor 1 and says, “Was I not telling a joke?” 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 7:23until an arrow pierces through its liver. 1 He was like a bird rushing into a snare. 1 He did not know that it would cost his life. 1

Isaiah 50:11Look, all you who light fires, who equip yourselves with torches: 1 walk in the light of your fire and in the flames that you have ignited. 1 This is what you have received from me: You will lie down in a place of pain.

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 →

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