Doing wrong is like a joke to a fool, but wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding.
Proverbs 26:19 - English Standard Version 2016 is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I am only joking!” Matoleo zaidiKing 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. |
Doing wrong is like a joke to a fool, but wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding.
Folly is a joy to him who lacks sense, but a man of understanding walks straight ahead.
Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.
Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving.
suffering wrong as the wage for their wrongdoing. They count it pleasure to revel in the daytime. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deceptions, while they feast with you.