Proverbs 26:19

“So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Proverbs 26:19

So is the man that deceiueth his neighbour, & sayth, Am not I in sport?
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

So is the man who deceives his neighbor, And says, "Was I not joking?"
- New American Standard Version (1995)

So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor, And saith, Am not I in sport?
- American Standard Version (1901)

So is the man who gets the better of his neighbour by deceit, and says, Am I not doing so in sport?
- Basic English Bible

so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "I was only joking!"
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

so is a man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am I not in sport?
- Darby Bible

So is the man that hurteth his friend deceitfully: and when he is taken, saith: I did it in jest.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
- English Revised Version

is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "Am I not joking?"
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for Proverbs 26:19

Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 26:19


26:17 He - Who is going upon the way. With strife - In which he is not concerned, nor any way obliged to meddle. That taketh - Exposes himself to needless hazard.

26:18 And death - Any instruments of death.


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