Proverbs 26:19
So, is a man who deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Was not, I, in sport?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 throwing firebrands, arrows and death,
20Without wood a fire is quenched, and, where there is no tattler, strife is hushed.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:9the foolish, scoff at guilt, but, between the upright, is good pleasure.
Ephesians 5:4And shamelessness and foolish talking, or jesting,—which things are beneath you,—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 →