Proverbs 26:17-19

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹⁷ A passerby who meddles in a quarrel that is not his
is like a person who grabs a dog by the ears.
¹⁸ A person who deceives his neighbor and then says, “I was only joking,”
¹⁹ is like a madman who shoots firebrands and deadly arrows.^[a]