Proverbs 26:19 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁹ so is the person who deceives his neighbour and says, ‘I was only joking! ’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁹ So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, And saith, Am not I in sport?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ So is the man who deceives his neighbor and then says, Was I not joking? [Eph. 5:4.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁹ So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor, And saith, Am not I in sport?

Common English Bible

¹⁹ are those who deceive their neighbor and say, “Hey, I was only joking!”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ so also is the man who harms his friend by deceitfulness. And when he has been apprehended, he says, "I did it jokingly."

Proverbs 26:19 Cross References

Proverbs 10:23

As shameful conduct is pleasure for a fool, so wisdom is for a person of understanding.

Proverbs 14:9

Fools mock at making reparation, but there is goodwill among the upright.

Proverbs 15:21

Foolishness brings joy to one without sense, but a person with understanding walks a straight path.

Proverbs 24:28

Don’t testify against your neighbour without cause. Don’t deceive with your lips.

Ephesians 5:4

Obscene and foolish talking or crude joking are not suitable, but rather giving thanks.

2 Peter 2:13

They will be paid back with harm for the harm they have done. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are spots and blemishes, delighting in their deceptions  while they feast with you.