Proverbs 26:19 - The Scriptures 1998

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

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

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

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

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

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

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