Proverbs 26:17 KJV
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, King James Version
In context
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 firebrands, arrows, and death,
Cross-references
- Proverbs 20:3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
- 2 Timothy 2:23 But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.