Proverbs 26:19
So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor, And saith, Am not I in sport?
ASV Byzantine Text
In The King James Version
So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
In Context
18As a madman who casteth firebrands, Arrows, and death,
20For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:9A trespass offering mocketh fools; But among the upright there is good will.
Ephesians 5:4nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, or jesting, things that are not befitting: but rather giving of 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 →