18Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,


In Context

15 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

16 The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.

17 Like one who grabs a dog's ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.

18 Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,

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

20 For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.

Proverbs 26:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:18As a mad [man] who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

26:18Like a madman shooting firebrands or deadly arrows

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:18As a mad man who casts firebrands, arrows, and death,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

26:18As he is guilty that shooteth arrows, and lances unto death :

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

26:18As a madman who casteth firebrands, Arrows, and death,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:18As a madman who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

26:18As a madman who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:18As a mad man who casteth fire-brands, arrows, and death,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

26:18As one pretending to be feeble, Who is casting sparks, arrows, and death,