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Proverbs 26

Pr. 26:17 KJV (With Strong’s)

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He that passeth by
`abar (Hebrew #5674)
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
KJV usage: alienate, alter, X at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-)come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way, in, on, over, through), have away (more), lay, meddle, overrun, make partition, (cause to, give, make to, over) pass(-age, along, away, beyond, by, -enger, on, out, over, through), (cause to, make) + proclaim(-amation), perish, provoke to anger, put away, rage, + raiser of taxes, remove, send over, set apart, + shave, cause to (make) sound, X speedily, X sweet smelling, take (away), (make to) transgress(-or), translate, turn away, (way-)faring man, be wrath.
Pronounce: aw-bar'
Origin: a primitive root
, and σmeddleth
`abar (Hebrew #5674)
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
KJV usage: alienate, alter, X at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-)come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way, in, on, over, through), have away (more), lay, meddle, overrun, make partition, (cause to, give, make to, over) pass(-age, along, away, beyond, by, -enger, on, out, over, through), (cause to, make) + proclaim(-amation), perish, provoke to anger, put away, rage, + raiser of taxes, remove, send over, set apart, + shave, cause to (make) sound, X speedily, X sweet smelling, take (away), (make to) transgress(-or), translate, turn away, (way-)faring man, be wrath.
Pronounce: aw-bar'
Origin: a primitive root
with strife
riyb (Hebrew #7379)
from 7378; a contest (personal or legal)
KJV usage: + adversary, cause, chiding, contend(-tion), controversy, multitude (from the margin), pleading, strife, strive(-ing), suit.
Pronounce: reeb
Origin: or rib {reeb}
belonging not to him, is like one that taketh
chazaq (Hebrew #2388)
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
KJV usage: aid, amend, X calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintain, play the man, mend, become (wax) mighty, prevail, be recovered, repair, retain, seize, be (wax) sore, strengthen (self), be stout, be (make, shew, wax) strong(-er), be sure, take (hold), be urgent, behave self valiantly, withstand.
Pronounce: khaw-zak'
Origin: a primitive root
a dog
keleb (Hebrew #3611)
a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute
KJV usage: dog.
Pronounce: keh'-leb
Origin: from an unused root means. to yelp, or else to attack
by the ears
'ozen (Hebrew #241)
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
KJV usage: + advertise, audience, + displease, ear, hearing, + show.
Pronounce: o'-zen
Origin: from 238
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or, is enraged.

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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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passeth.
Pr. 17:11• 11El rebelde no busca sino mal; Y mensajero cruel será contra él enviado. (Pr. 17:11)
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Pr. 18:6• 6Los labios del necio vienen con pleito; Y su boca á cuestiones llama. (Pr. 18:6)
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Pr. 20:3• 3Honra es del hombre dejarse de contienda: Mas todo insensato se envolverá en ella. (Pr. 20:3)
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Lc. 12:14• 14Mas él le dijo: Hombre, ¿quién me puso por juez ó partidor sobre vosotros? (Lc. 12:14)
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2 Ti. 2:23‑24• 23Empero las cuestiones necias y sin sabiduría desecha, sabiendo que engendran contiendas.
 24Que el siervo del Señor no debe ser litigioso, sino manso para con todos, apto para enseñar, sufrido; (2 Ti. 2:23‑24)
meddleth.
or, is enraged.
• To meddle with other people’s quarrels is always foolish, and often dangerous. Dogs in Syria are wild and savage. To take one by the ears would be to needlessly expose oneself to injury and suffering. (“Proverbs Twenty-Six” by H.A. Ironside)
• Moses found his brethren bitterly to resent his unasked-for mediation when they strove together (Ex. 2:13, 14). (“Proverbs Twenty-Six” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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He that passing by vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.