Proverbs 26:18-19
Proverbs 26:18-19 The Message (MSG)
People who shrug off deliberate deceptions, saying, “I didn’t mean it, I was only joking,” Are worse than careless campers who walk away from smoldering campfires.
Proverbs 26:18-19 King James Version (KJV)
As a mad man who casteth firebrands, Arrows, and death, So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, And saith, Am not I in sport?
Proverbs 26:18-19 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Like a madman who throws Firebrands, arrows and death, So is the man who deceives his neighbor, And says, “Was I not joking?”
Proverbs 26:18-19 New Century Version (NCV)
Like a madman shooting deadly, burning arrows is the one who tricks a neighbor and then says, “I was just joking.”
Proverbs 26:18-19 American Standard Version (ASV)
As a madman who casteth firebrands, Arrows, and death, So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor, And saith, Am not I in sport?
Proverbs 26:18-19 New International Version (NIV)
Like a maniac shooting flaming arrows of death is one who deceives their neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”
Proverbs 26:18-19 New King James Version (NKJV)
Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death, Is the man who deceives his neighbor, And says, “I was only joking!”
Proverbs 26:18-19 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Like a madman who throws Firebrands, arrows, and death, So is the man who deceives his neighbor (acquaintance, friend) And then says, “Was I not joking?” [Eph 5:4]
Proverbs 26:18-19 New Living Translation (NLT)
Just as damaging as a madman shooting a deadly weapon is someone who lies to a friend and then says, “I was only joking.”