Context 17Like one who takes a dog by the earsIs he who passes by and meddles with strife not belonging to him. 18Like a madman who throws 19So is the man who deceives his neighbor, 20For lack of wood the fire goes out, 21Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, 22The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, 23Like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross 24He who hates disguises it with his lips, 25When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, 26Though his hatred covers itself with guile, 27He who digs a pit will fall into it, 28A lying tongue hates those it crushes, Parallel Verses American Standard VersionHe that passeth by, and vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, Is like one that taketh a dog by the ears. Douay-Rheims Bible As he that taketh a dog by the ears, so is he that passeth by in anger, and meddleth with another man's quarrel. Darby Bible Translation He that passing by vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears. English Revised Version He that passeth by, and vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears. Webster's Bible Translation He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears. World English Bible Like one who grabs a dog's ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own. Young's Literal Translation Laying hold on the ears of a dog, Is a passer-by making himself wrath for strife not his own. Library One Lion Two Lions no Lion at AllA sermon (No. 1670) delivered on Thursday Evening, June 8th, 1882, at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington, by C. H. Spurgeon. "The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets."--Proverbs 22:13. "The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets."--Proverbs 26:13. This slothful man seems to cherish that one dread of his about the lions, as if it were his favorite aversion and he felt it to be too much trouble to invent another excuse. … C.H. Spurgeon—Sermons on Proverbs The Hebrew Sages and their Proverbs We Shall not be Curious in the Ranking of the Duties in which Christian Love... Proverbs Links Proverbs 26:17 NIV • Proverbs 26:17 NLT • Proverbs 26:17 ESV • Proverbs 26:17 NASB • Proverbs 26:17 KJV • Proverbs 26:17 Bible Apps • Proverbs 26:17 Parallel • Bible Hub |