Proverbs 26:17
Like one who grabs a dog’s ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.
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16The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.
18Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,
Cross References
Proverbs 17:11An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Proverbs 20:3It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.
2 Timothy 2:23But refuse foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing that they generate 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 →