Proverbs 26:18

Bible in Basic English (1941)

As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death,

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 49:23 : 23 He was troubled by the archers; they sent out their arrows against him, cruelly wounding him:
  • Prov 7:23 : 23 Like a bird falling into a net; with no thought that his life is in danger, till an arrow goes into his side.
  • Prov 25:18 : 18 One who gives false witness against his neighbour is a hammer and a sword and a sharp arrow.
  • Isa 50:11 : 11 See, all you who make a fire, arming yourselves with burning branches: go in the flame of your fire, and among the branches you have put a light to. This will you have from my hand, you will make your bed in sorrow.

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    17He who gets mixed up in a fight which is not his business, is like one who takes a dog by the ears while it is going by.

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    18One who gives false witness against his neighbour is a hammer and a sword and a sharp arrow.

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  • Prov 14:16-17
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    16The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.

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  • Prov 16:27-30
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  • Job 5:2
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    2For wrath is the cause of death to the foolish, and he who has no wisdom comes to his end through passion.

  • Prov 15:18
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    18An angry man makes men come to blows, but he who is slow to get angry puts an end to fighting.

  • Eccl 10:13
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    13The first words of his mouth are foolish, and the end of his talk is evil crime.

  • Ps 64:3
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    23Like a bird falling into a net; with no thought that his life is in danger, till an arrow goes into his side.

  • Isa 9:18
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    18For evil was burning like a fire; the blackberries and thorns were burned up; the thick woods took fire, rolling up in dark clouds of smoke.

  • Prov 26:27
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    27He who makes a hole in the earth will himself go falling into it: and on him by whom a stone is rolled the stone will come back again.

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    18Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.

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    27May a man take fire to his breast without burning his clothing?

  • Prov 18:6
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    6A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.

  • Prov 22:24
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  • Prov 17:18-19
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