Proverbs 26:19
is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I am only joking!”
In context
16 The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer sensibly.
17 Whoever meddles in a quarrel not his own is like one who takes a passing dog by the ears. 18 Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death 19 is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I am only joking!” 20 For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.
21 As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife. 22 The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
Compare in other versions
- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 26:19 in the KJV
So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, And saith, Am not I in sport?
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 26:19 in the NIV
is one who deceives their neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”