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


In Context

16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

17 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

18 As a mad man who casteth fire-brands, arrows, and death,

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

20 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no tale-bearer, the strife ceaseth.

21 As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.

Proverbs 26:19 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:19So [is] the man [that] deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

26:19is a man who deceives his neighbor and says, "I was only joking!"

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

26:19So is the man that hurteth his friend deceitfully: and when he is taken, saith: I did it in jest.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

26:19So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor, And saith, Am not I in sport?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:19so is a man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am I not in sport?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

26:19So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:19is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, |Am I not joking?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

26:19So hath a man deceived his neighbour, And hath said, 'Am not I playing?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:19So is the man that deceives his neighbor, and said, Am not I in sport?