Proverbs 26:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
[Like] one who takesמַחֲזִ֥יק
(ma·cha·zik)
2388: to be or grow firm or strong, strengthena prim. root
a dogכָ֑לֶב
(cha·lev;)
3611: a dogof uncertain derivation
by the earsבְּאָזְנֵי־
(be·'a·ze·nei-)
241: an earfrom an unused word
Is he who passesעֹבֵ֥ר
(o·ver)
5674a: to pass over, through, or by, pass ona prim. root
by [and] meddlesמִ֝תְעַבֵּ֗ר
(mit·'ab·ber)
5674b: to be arrogant, become angrydenominative verb from ebrah
with strifeרִ֥יב
(riv)
7379: strife, disputefrom rib
not belonging to him. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
He that passeth by
`abar  (aw-bar')
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
and meddleth
`abar  (aw-bar')
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
with strife
riyb  (reeb)
a contest (personal or legal) -- adversary, cause, chiding, contend(-tion), controversy, multitude (from the margin), pleading, strife, strive(-ing), suit.
belonging not to him is like one that taketh
chazaq  (khaw-zak')
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
a dog
keleb  (keh'-leb)
a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute -- dog.
by the ears
'ozen  (o'-zen)
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man) -- + advertise, audience, + displease, ear, hearing, + show.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Like one who takes a dog by the ears Is he who passes by and meddles with strife not belonging to him.

King James Bible
He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A person who is passing by and meddles in a quarrel that's not his is like one who grabs a dog by the ears.

International Standard Version
Picking up a dog by the ears— that's what someone is like who meddles in another's fight.

NET Bible
Like one who grabs a wild dog by the ears, so is the person passing by who becomes furious over a quarrel not his own.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He that meddles in a case that is not his is like he that takes a dog by its ears.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[Like] grabbing a dog by the ears, [so] is a bystander who gets involved in someone else's quarrel.

King James 2000 Bible
He that passes by, and meddles with a quarrel not belonging to him, is like one that takes a dog by the ears.
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