Proverbs 26:17
He who gets mixed up in a fight which is not his business, is like one who takes a dog by the ears while it is going by.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 17:11 : 11 An uncontrolled man is only looking for trouble, so a cruel servant will be sent against him.
- Prov 18:6 : 6 A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.
- Prov 20:3 : 3 It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.
- Luke 12:14 : 14 But he said, Man, who made me a judge or a maker of decisions for you?
- 2 Tim 2:23-24 : 23 And put away foolish and uncontrolled questionings, seeing that they are a cause of trouble. 24 For it is not right for the Lord's servant to make trouble, but he is to be gentle to all, ready in teaching, putting up with wrong,
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- Prov 26:18-192 verses77%
18 As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death,
19 So is the man who gets the better of his neighbour by deceit, and says, Am I not doing so in sport?
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3 It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.
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18 An angry man makes men come to blows, but he who is slow to get angry puts an end to fighting.
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17 He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.
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22 An angry man is the cause of fighting, and a man given to wrath does much wrong.
- Prov 17:18-203 verses72%
18 A man without sense gives his hand in an agreement, and makes himself responsible before his neighbour.
19 The lover of fighting is a lover of sin: he who makes high his doorway is looking for destruction.
20 Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.
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14 The start of fighting is like the letting out of water: so give up before it comes to blows.
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1 He who keeps himself separate for his private purpose goes against all good sense.
- Prov 16:27-293 verses71%
27 A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.
28 A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.
29 A violent man puts desire of evil into his neighbour's mind, and makes him go in a way which is not good.
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19 He who goes about talking of the business of others gives away secrets: so have nothing to do with him whose lips are open wide.
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6 A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.
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8 Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame?
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27 He who makes a hole in the earth will himself go falling into it: and on him by whom a stone is rolled the stone will come back again.
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17 Let not your foot be frequently in your neighbour's house, or he may get tired of you, and his feeling be turned to hate.
- Eccl 10:8-92 verses70%
8 He who makes a hole for others will himself go into it, and for him who makes a hole through a wall the bite of a snake will be a punishment.
9 He who gets out stones from the earth will be damaged by them, and in the cutting of wood there is danger.
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21 Like breath on coals and wood on fire, so a man given to argument gets a fight started.
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30 Do not take up a cause at law against a man for nothing, if he has done you no wrong.
- Prov 26:3-42 verses69%
3 A whip for the horse, a mouth-bit for the ass, and a rod for the back of the foolish.
4 Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.
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29 The troubler of his house will have the wind for his heritage, and the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.
- Prov 26:15-162 verses69%
15 The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin: lifting it again to his mouth is a weariness to him.
16 The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.
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12 He who has a poor opinion of his neighbour has no sense, but a wise man keeps quiet.
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11 Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.
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9 Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.
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9 If a wise man goes to law with a foolish man, he may be angry or laughing, but there will be no rest.
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24 Do not be friends with a man who is given to wrath; do not go in the company of an angry man:
25 For fear of learning his ways and making a net ready for your soul.
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15 Keep far from it, do not go near; be turned from it, and go on your way.
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27 He who has knowledge says little: and he who has a calm spirit is a man of good sense.
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6 Do not give that which is holy to the dogs, or put your jewels before pigs, for fear that they will be crushed under foot by the pigs whose attack will then be made against you.
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17 He who takes note of teaching is a way of life, but he who gives up training is a cause of error.
18 Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.
19 Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.
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21 Who give help to a man in a wrong cause, and who put a net for the feet of him who gives decisions in the public place, taking away a man's right without cause.
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15 He who makes himself responsible for a strange man will undergo much loss; but the hater of such undertakings will be safe.
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10 No one has knowledge of a man's grief but himself; and a strange person has no part in his joy.
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6 One hand full of rest is better than two hands full of trouble and desire for wind.
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6 He who sends news by the hand of a foolish man is cutting off his feet and drinking in damage.
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12 The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.
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12 It is better to come face to face with a bear whose young ones have been taken away than with a foolish man acting foolishly.
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7 He who gives teaching to a man of pride gets shame for himself; he who says sharp words to a sinner gets a bad name.
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32 If you have done foolishly in lifting yourself up, or if you have had evil designs, put your hand over your mouth.
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15 Let no one among you undergo punishment as a taker of life, or as a thief, or as an evil-doer, or as one who is over-interested in other men's business;