Proverbs 26:17 — Bible Verse (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 (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 26:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 26:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 26:17 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 26:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Laying hold on the ears of a dog, <FI>Is<Fi> a passer-by making himself wrath for strife not his own.”

Proverbs 26:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 26:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“He that passing by vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, is [like] one that taketh a dog by the ears.”

Proverbs 26:17 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 26:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“He that passeth by and medleth with the strife that belongeth not vnto him, is as one that taketh a dog by the eares.”

Proverbs 26:17 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 26:17 in Context — Proverbs 26

15 Esconde el perezoso su mano en el seno; cánsase de tornarla á su boca.

16 A su ver es el perezoso más sabio que siete que [le] den consejo.

17 El que pasando se deja llevar de la ira en pleito ajeno, es [como] el que toma al perro por las orejas.

18 Como el que enloquece, y echa llamas y saetas y muerte,

19 Tal es el hombre que daña á su amigo, y dice: Ciertamente me chanceaba.

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What Does Proverbs 26:17 Mean?

Proverbs 26:17 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 26. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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