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Proverbs 26:17-28
The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 26:17-28
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The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 26:1-28Proverbs 26:1-28 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONMatthew Henry on Proverbs 26:17Proverbs 26:17 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryTo make ourselves busy in other men's matters, is to thrust ourselves into temptation.Matthew Henry on Proverbs 26:17Proverbs 26:17 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible1. That which is here condemned is meddling with strife that belongs not to us. If we must not be hasty to strive in our own cause (Proverbs 25:8), much less in other people's, especially theirs that we are no way relat…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 26:17Proverbs 26:17 · The Pulpit CommentaryHe that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him. "Meddleth with strife" should be "vexes, excites himself, with a quarrel." Is like one that taketh a dog by the ears, and thus needlessly provokes him t…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 26:17-19Proverbs 26:17-19 · The Pulpit CommentaryWanton petulance I. MEDDLING IN OTHERS' QUARRELS. (Proverbs 26:17.) By a very homely image the folly of this is marked. To interfere in disputes which do not concern one is to get hurt one's self. No doubt the proverb a…
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 26:1-28EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 26:17To make ourselves busy in other men's matters, is to thrust ourselves into temptation.Matthew HenrycommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 26:171. That which is here condemned is meddling with strife that belongs not to us. If we must not be hasty to strive in our own cause (Proverbs 25:8), much less in other people's, especially theirs that we are no way relat…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 26:17He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him. "Meddleth with strife" should be "vexes, excites himself, with a quarrel." Is like one that taketh a dog by the ears, and thus needlessly provokes him t…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 26:17-19Wanton petulance I. MEDDLING IN OTHERS' QUARRELS. (Proverbs 26:17.) By a very homely image the folly of this is marked. To interfere in disputes which do not concern one is to get hurt one's self. No doubt the proverb a…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 26:18-19He that sins in jest, must repent in earnest, or his sin will be his ruin.Matthew HenrycommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 26:18-19See here, 1. How mischievous those are that make no scruple of deceiving their neighbours; they are as madmen that cast firebrands, arrows, and death, so much hurt may they do by their deceits. They value themselves upo…Matthew HenrycommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 26:20-22Contention heats the spirit, and puts families and societies into a flame. And that fire is commonly kindled and kept burning by whisperers and backbiters.Matthew Henry