Proverbs 26:19
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
So is the man that deceives his neighbor, and said, Am not I in sport?
American King James Version (AKJV)
So is the man that deceives his neighbor, and said, Am not I in sport?
American Standard Version (ASV)
So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor, And saith, Am not I in sport?
Basic English Translation (BBE)
So is the man who gets the better of his neighbour by deceit, and says, Am I not doing so in sport?
Webster's Revision
So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor, and saith, Am not I in sport?
World English Bible
is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "Am I not joking?"
English Revised Version (ERV)
So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
Clarke's Proverbs 26:19 Bible Commentary
Am not I in sport? - How many hearts have been made sad, and how many reputations have been slain, by this kind of sport! "I designed no harm by what I said;" "It was only in jest," etc. Sportive as such persons may think their conduct to be, it is as ruinous as that of the mad man who shoots arrows, throws firebrands, and projects in all directions instruments of death, so that some are wounded, some burnt, and some slain.
