Proverbs 26:17-22

1. 17 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

2. 18 As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,

3. 19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?

4. 20 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

5. 21 As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.

6. 22 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

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