Proverbs 26:17

American Standard Version

He that passeth by, and vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, Is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

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Proverbs 26:17 in other translations

Like one who grabs a dog’s ears
is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.

Proverbs 26:17 · World English Bible

Proverbs 26:17 in context

  1. 15The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.
  2. 16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.
  3. 17He that passeth by, and vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, Is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
  4. 18As a madman who casteth firebrands, Arrows, and death,
  5. 19So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor, And saith, Am not I in sport?