Proverbs 26:19
are as foolish as those who deceive someone else and then say, “I was only joking.”
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
In Context
18Crazy people who shoot burning arrows to kill people
Cross References
Proverbs 14:9Foolish people make fun of their committing sins; but God is pleased with those who do what is right.
Ephesians 5:4Do not use obscene/shameful language when you talk to people. Do not talk foolishly. Do not use vulgar/indecent language, because it is not appropriate/fitting that God’s people should talk like that. Instead, tell people how much you thank God for all he does for you.
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 →