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17He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
Proverbs 26:17 —
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Matthew Henry
(vv. 17)1. That which is here condemned is meddling with strife that belongs not to us . If we must not be hasty to strive in our own cause (Prov. 25:8), much less in other people’s, especially theirs that we are no way related to or concerned in, but light on accidentally as we pass by. If we can be instrumental to make peace between those that are at variance we must do it, though we should thereby get ...
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