Proverbs 26:17
As he who layeth hold of the ears of a dog, is a passer-by, who giveth vent to his wrath over a quarrel, not his!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
16Wiser is the sluggard in his own eyes, than, seven persons, who can answer with judgment.
18As a madman throwing firebrands, arrows and death,
Cross References
Proverbs 17:11Nothing less than rebellion, doth a wicked man seek, and, a relentless messenger, shall be sent out against him.
Proverbs 20:3Honour, hath the man who sitteth away from strife, but, any fool, may break through.
2 Timothy 2:23But, from the foolish and undisciplined questionings, excuse thyself, knowing that they gender strifes;
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 →