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Proverbs 26:17

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

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  1. Proverbs 26:15

    The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

  2. Proverbs 26:16

    The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

  3. Proverbs 26:18

    As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,

  4. Proverbs 26:19

    So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.