Proverbs 26:18
As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
King James Version
In Context
19So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
Cross References
Proverbs 7:23Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
Isaiah 50:11Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye 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 →