{"id":4360,"date":"2015-10-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/oyb\/he-who-passes-by-and-meddles-in-a-quarrel-not-his-own-is-like-one-who-takes-a-dog-by-the-ears-proverbs-2617-nkjv\/"},"modified":"2015-10-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-10-27T00:00:00","slug":"he-who-passes-by-and-meddles-in-a-quarrel-not-his-own-is-like-one-who-takes-a-dog-by-the-ears-proverbs-2617-nkjv","status":"publish","type":"oyb","link":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/oyb\/he-who-passes-by-and-meddles-in-a-quarrel-not-his-own-is-like-one-who-takes-a-dog-by-the-ears-proverbs-2617-nkjv","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;He who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own Is like one who takes a dog by the ears&#8221; (Proverbs 26:17 NKJV)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever tried separating fighting dogs? Chances are even your own dog will accidentally bite you. You may have meant to be the peacemaker, but now you&#8217;re part of the dog fight. Similarly, be careful about &#8220;meddling&#8221; in someone else&#8217;s quarrel. Unsolicited advice is rarely welcome. Of course, there are times when intervention is required, as when a weaker party is being bullied or at risk of being harmed. Even in this, the parable provides a wise caution. Entering the fray may mean that both combatants turn on you. Do so with your eyes wide open. The Bible does teach &#8220;blessed are the peacemakers&#8221; (Matt.5:9). But be aware that peacemakers are often bitten by the ones they sought to help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever tried separating fighting dogs? Chances are even your own dog will accidentally bite you. You may have meant to be the peacemaker, but now you&#8217;re part of the dog fight. Similarly, be careful about &#8220;meddling&#8221; in someone else&#8217;s quarrel. Unsolicited advice is rarely welcome. Of course, there are times when intervention is required, as when a weaker party is being bullied or at risk of being harmed. Even in this, the parable provides a wise caution. Entering the fray may mean that both combatants turn on you. Do so with your eyes wide open. The Bible does teach &#8220;blessed are the peacemakers&#8221; (Matt.5:9). But be aware that peacemakers are often bitten by the ones they sought to help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"scripture-book":[1287],"scripture-chapter":[1359],"oyb_day":[1827],"location":[],"class_list":["post-4360","oyb","type-oyb","status-publish","hentry","scripture-book-proverbs","scripture-chapter-1359","oyb_day-october-27"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb\/4360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oyb"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4360"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-book","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-book?post=4360"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-chapter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-chapter?post=4360"},{"taxonomy":"oyb_day","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb_day?post=4360"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=4360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}