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Proverbs 26:16-18
International Standard Version
Proverbs 26:16-18
International Standard Version
16 The lazy person is wiser in his own opinion
than seven men who can give an appropriate response.
17 Picking up a dog by the ears—
that’s what someone is like who[a] meddles in another’s fight.
18 Like the maniac who shoots
fiery darts and deadly arrows—
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:17 Lit. who, as he is passing by,
Proverbs 26:16-18
New International Version
Proverbs 26:16-18
New International Version
16 A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
than seven people who answer discreetly.
17 Like one who grabs a stray dog by the ears
is someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own.
18 Like a maniac shooting
flaming arrows of death
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