Proverbs 26:19
So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
King James Version
In Context
18As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
20Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:9Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
Ephesians 5:4Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: 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 →