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Proverbs 26:17
He that passeth by, [and] meddleth with strife [belonging] not to him, [is like] one that taketh a dog by the ears.
Proverbs 26:17 · Webster 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 by the ears is a passerby who 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] the door turneth upon its hinges, so [doth] the slothful upon his bed.
15 The slothful hideth [his] hand in [his] bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16 The sluggard [is] wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
17 He that passeth by, [and] meddleth with strife [belonging] not to him, [is like] one that taketh a dog by the ears.
18 As a mad [man] who casteth fire-brands, arrows, and death,
19 So [is] the man [that] deceiveth his neighbor, and saith, Am not I in sport?
20 Where no wood is, [there] the fire goeth out: so where [there is] no tale-bearer, the strife ceaseth.
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