Proverbs 26:19

is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “Am I not joking?”

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is the man who deceives his neighbour and says, “Am I not joking?”

BSB

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

KJV

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

ASV

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

BBE

So is the man who gets the better of his neighbour by deceit, and says, Am I not doing so in sport?

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Matthew Henry · Verses 18–19

He that sins in jest, must repent in earnest, or his sin will be his ruin.

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