Proverbs 26:19
so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
In Context
18Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows,
20Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:9Fools mock the making of amends, but goodwill is found among the upright.
Ephesians 5:4Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving.
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 →