Proverbs 26:17
“He that passeth by, and medleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the eares.”
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Proverbs 26:17 Context
15The slothfull hideth his hand in his bosome, it grieueth him to bring it againe to his mouth. 16The sluggard is wiser in his owne conceit, then seuen men that can render a reason. 17He that passeth by, and medleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the eares. 18As a mad man, who casteth firebrands, arrowes, and death: 19So is the man that deceiueth his neighbour, & sayth, Am not I in sport?
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He that passeth by, [and] meddleth with strife [belonging] not to him, [is like] one that taketh a dog by the ears.
- King James Version
{Like} one who takes a dog by the ears Is he who passes by {and} meddles with strife not belonging to him.
- New American Standard Version (1995)