“So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?”
Proverbs 26:19 (KJV) |
Proverbs 26:19
From Proverbs 26, in the Book of Proverbs (Old Testament).
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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 firebrands, arrows, and death,
19
So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
20
Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
21
As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.