Proverbs 26:19
so also is the man who harms his friend by deceitfulness. And when he has been apprehended, he says, “I did it jokingly.”
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
In Context
18Just as he is guilty who let loose the arrows and the lances unto death,
Cross References
Proverbs 14:9The foolish will speak mockingly of sin. But grace lingers among the just.
Ephesians 5:4nor any indecent, or foolish, or abusive talk, for this is without purpose; but instead, give thanks.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 26:19-20
18 As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, 19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport? See here, 1. How mischievous those are that make no scruple of deceiving their neighbours; they are as madmen that cast firebrands, arrows, and death, so much hurt may they do by their deceits. They value themselves upon it as polite cunning men, but really they are as madmen. There is not a greater madness in the world than a wilful sin. It is not only the passionate furious man,… Read the whole commentary →