Berean Standard Bible
Proverbs 26:19
“So is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!””
In context
17Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
18Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows,
19So is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”
20Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.
21Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
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