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Proverbs 26:19
Proverbs 26:19 is verse 19 of Proverbs chapter 26, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
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?”
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Proverbs 26:17–21 · Berean Standard Bible
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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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Proverbs 10:23The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.
Proverbs 14:9Fools mock the making of amends, but goodwill is found among the upright.
Proverbs 15:21Folly is joy to one who lacks judgment, but a man of understanding walks a straight path.
Ephesians 5:4Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving.
2 Peter 2:13The harm they will suffer is the wages of their wickedness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deception as they feast with you.