Our Favorite Proverbs: Proverbs 26:17, Don't Be a Busybody
by Marilynn Chadwick
"Whoever meddles in a quarrel not his own is like one who takes a passing dog by the ears." Proverbs 26:17
My husband, David, recently addressed Proverbs 26:17, but I find it so important that I want to expound upon it again today. Proverbs 26:11 says that if someone repeats their folly, they are fools. So, in an effort to walk in wisdom, let's look at this concept again.
It is the danger of meddling in another's affairs, sometimes referring to the sin of being a "busybody." This kind of intrusion includes entering into someone else's argument. It doesn't take much…
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