Proverbs 26:17

Proverbs 26:17 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

17Like one who grabs a stray dog by the ears

is someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own.

17 Like one who takes a dog by the ears,

So is one who passes by and 26:17 Lit infuriates himselfmeddles with strife not belonging to him.

17 Like one who takes a dog by the ears

Is he who passes by and meddles with strife not belonging to him.

17Like one who grabs a dog by the ears [and is likely to be bitten]

Is he who, passing by, stops to meddle with a dispute that is none of his business.

17Like one who grabs a dog by the ears

is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.

17Don’t be quick to get mixed up in someone else’s fight.

That’s like grabbing a stray dog by its ears.