Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 26:19
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Berean Standard Bible
so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”
King James Version
So [is] the man [that] deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
World English Bible
is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “Am I not joking?”
American Standard Version
So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor, And saith, Am not I in sport?
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 26
17 Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
18 Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows,
19 so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”
20 Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.
21 Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
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