Proverbs 26:19 - The Scriptures 2009

So is a man who deceived his neighbour, And says, “I was only joking!”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

So is the man who deceives his neighbor and then says, Was I not joking? [Eph. 5:4.]

American Standard Version (1901)

So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor, And saith, Am not I in sport?

Common English Bible

are those who deceive their neighbor and say, “Hey, I was only joking!”

Catholic Public Domain Version

so also is the man who harms his friend by deceitfulness. And when he has been apprehended, he says, "I did it jokingly."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Proverbs 26:19 Cross References

Proverbs 10:23

To work out wicked schemes Is like sport to a fool, But wisdom is for a man of understanding.

Proverbs 14:9

Fools scoff at guilt, But among the straight there is delight.

Proverbs 15:21

Folly is joy to one lacking heart, But a man of understanding walks straight.

Proverbs 24:28

Do not witness against your neighbour without cause, And do not deceive with your lips.

Ephesians 5:4

neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather thanksgiving.

2 Peter 2:13

being about to receive the wages of unrighteousness, deeming indulgence in the day of pleasure, spots and blemishes, revelling in their own deceptions while they feast with you,