Proverbs 26:19 - Revised Standard Version CI

¹⁹ is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I am only joking!”

More versions

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

It is like sport to a fool to do wrong, but wise conduct is pleasure to a man of understanding.

Proverbs 14:9

God scorns the wicked, but the upright enjoy his favor.

Proverbs 15:21

Folly is a joy to him who has no sense, but a man of understanding walks aright.

Proverbs 24:28

Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.

Ephesians 5:4

Let there be no filthiness, nor silly talk, nor levity, which are not fitting; but instead let there be thanksgiving.

2 Peter 2:13

suffering wrong for their wrongdoing. They count it pleasure to revel in the daytime. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their dissipation, carousing with you.