Bible verses about "meddling" | ACV

¹³ But rejoice in so far as ye are partakers in the sufferings of the Christ, so that also at the revealing of his glory ye may rejoice, having exceeding joy. ¹⁴ Blessed are ye if ye are reviled for the name of Christ, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. From them he is indeed blasphemed, but from you he is glorified. ¹⁵ For let not any man of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evildoer, or as a busybody.

³ It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarrelling.

²⁰ For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, contention ceases.

¹ Do not criticize, that ye may not be criticized. ² For by what criticism ye criticize, ye will be criticized, and by what measure ye measure, it will be measured to you. ³ And why do thou see the speck in thy brother's eye, but do not notice the beam in thine own eye? ⁴ Or how will thou say to thy brother, Let me take out the speck from thine eye, and behold, the beam in thine own eye? ⁵ Thou hypocrite, first take out the beam from thine own eye, and then thou will see clearly to take out the speck from thy brother's eye.

¹⁵ For let not any man of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evildoer, or as a busybody.

¹¹ and to aspire to live quietly, and to do your own things, and to work with your own hands, just as we commanded you,

¹⁷ He who passes by, and meddles with strife not his, is like he who takes a dog by the ears.