Proverbs 26:17
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
2388 [e]מַחֲזִ֥יק
ma-ḥă-zîq
[Is like] one who takesV-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms
241 [e]בְּאָזְנֵי־
bə-’ā-zə-nê-
by the earsPrep-b | N-fdc
3611 [e]כָ֑לֶב
ḵā-leḇ;
A dogN-ms
5674 [e]עֹבֵ֥ר
‘ō-ḇêr
He who passes byV-Qal-Prtcpl-ms
5674 [e]מִ֝תְעַבֵּ֗ר
miṯ-‘ab-bêr,
[and] meddlesV-Hitpael-Prtcpl-ms
5921 [e]עַל־
‘al-
inPrep
7379 [e]רִ֥יב
rîḇ
a quarrelN-ms
3808 [e]לֹּֽא־
lō-
notAdv-NegPrt
  לֽוֹ׃
lōw.
his ownPrep | 3ms





















Hebrew Texts
משלי 26:17 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
מַחֲזִ֥יק בְּאָזְנֵי־כָ֑לֶב עֹבֵ֥ר מִ֝תְעַבֵּ֗ר עַל־רִ֥יב לֹּֽא־לֹֽו׃

משלי 26:17 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
מחזיק באזני־כלב עבר מתעבר על־ריב לא־לו׃

משלי 26:17 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
מחזיק באזני־כלב עבר מתעבר על־ריב לא־לו׃

משלי 26:17 Hebrew Bible
מחזיק באזני כלב עבר מתעבר על ריב לא לו׃

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.
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passeth

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meddleth or is enraged

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