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Proverbs 26:17
Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
Proverbs 26:17 · Berean Standard Bible
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Proverbs 26:17 in other translations
He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
Like one who grabs a dog’s ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.
Like one who grabs a dog's ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.
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In context
14 As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.
15 The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
16 The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
17 Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
18 Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows,
19 so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”
20 Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.
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