Proverbs 26:17 | |
NASB: [Like] one who takes a dog by the ears Is he who passes by [and] meddles with strife not belonging to him. (NASB ©1995) GWT: [Like] grabbing a dog by the ears, [so] is a bystander who gets involved in someone else's quarrel. (GOD'S WORD®) KJV: He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears. ASV: He that passeth by, and vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, Is like one that taketh a dog by the ears. BBE: 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. DBY: He that passing by vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears. JPS: He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife not his own, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears. WBS: He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears. WEB: Like one who grabs a dog's ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own. YLT: Laying hold on the ears of a dog, [Is] a passer-by making himself wrath for strife not his own. | |
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