Proverbs 26:18
As [one] pretending to be feeble, Who is casting sparks, arrows, and death,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
In Context
17Laying hold on the ears of a dog, [Is] a passer-by making himself wrath for strife not his own.
19So hath a man deceived his neighbour, And hath said, 'Am not I playing?'
Cross References
Proverbs 7:23Till an arrow doth split his liver, As a bird hath hastened unto a snare, And hath not known that it [is] for its life.
Isaiah 50:11Lo, all ye kindling a fire, girding on sparks, Walk ye in the light of your fire, And in the sparks ye have caused to burn, From my hand hath this been to you, In grief ye lie down!
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 →