Proverbs 26:19
So has a man deceived his neighbor, || And has said, “Am I not playing?”
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
In Context
18As [one] pretending to be feeble, || Who is casting sparks, arrows, and death,
20Fire is going out without wood, || And contention ceases without a tale-bearer,
Cross References
Proverbs 14:9Fools mock at a guilt-offering, || And among the upright—a pleasing thing.
Ephesians 5:4also filthiness, and foolish talking, or jesting—the things not fit—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 →