Proverbs 26:19
So is the man that hath cheated his neighbor, and saith, Behold, I am only jesting.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
In Context
18As one fatigueth himself shooting off firebrands, arrows, and death:
20Where there is no wood, the fire goeth out: so where there is no whisperer, strife is silenced.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:9The fool maketh a mockery of guilt; but among the upright there is good will.
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 →