Proverbs 26:17
He that passeth by and medleth with the strife that belongeth not vnto him, is as one that taketh a dog by the eares.
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16The sluggard is wiser in his owne conceite, then seuen men that can render a reason.
18As he that faineth himselfe mad, casteth fire brands, arrowes, and mortall things,
Cross References
Proverbs 17:11A sedicious person seeketh onely euill, and a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Proverbs 20:3It is a mans honour to cease from strife: but euery foole will be medling.
2 Timothy 2:23And put away foolish and vnlearned questions, knowing that they ingender 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 →