Proverbs 26:18
כְּֽמִתְלַהְלֵהַּ הַיֹּרֶה זִקִּים חִצִּים וָמָֽוֶת ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
In Context
17מַחֲזִיק בְּאָזְנֵי ־ כָלֶב עֹבֵר מִתְעַבֵּר עַל ־ רִיב לֹּֽא ־ לֽוֹ ׃
19כֵּֽן ־ אִישׁ רִמָּה אֶת ־ רֵעֵהוּ וְאָמַר הֲֽלֹא ־ מְשַׂחֵק אָֽנִי ׃
Cross References
Proverbs 7:23עַד יְפַלַּח חֵץ כְּֽבֵדוֹ כְּמַהֵר צִפּוֹר אֶל ־ פָּח וְלֹֽא ־ יָדַע כִּֽי ־ בְנַפְשׁוֹ הֽוּא ׃ פ
Isaiah 50:11הֵן כֻּלְּכֶם קֹדְחֵי אֵשׁ מְאַזְּרֵי זִיקוֹת לְכוּ ׀ בְּאוּר אֶשְׁכֶם וּבְזִיקוֹת בִּֽעַרְתֶּם מִיָּדִי הָיְתָה ־ זֹּאת לָכֶם לְמַעֲצֵבָה תִּשְׁכָּבֽוּן ׃ פ
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 →