Proverbs 26:18
¶ As a mad [man] who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
¶ As a mad [man] who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
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19 So [is] the man [that] deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
21 [As] coals [are] to burning coals, and wood to fire; so [is] a contentious man to kindle strife.
17 ¶ He that passeth by, [and] meddleth with strife [belonging] not to him, [is like] one that taketh a dog by the ears.
18 ¶ A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour [is] a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
22 ¶ An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
16 ¶ A wise [man] feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
17 ¶ [He that is] soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
27 ¶ An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips [there is] as a burning fire.
28 A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
29 ¶ A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way [that is] not good.
30 He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so [is] he that giveth honour to a fool.
9 [As] a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so [is] a parable in the mouth of fools.
2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
18 ¶ A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but [he that is] slow to anger appeaseth strife.
13 The beginning of the words of his mouth [is] foolishness: and the end of his talk [is] mischievous madness.
3 Who whet their tongue like a sword, [and] bend [their bows to shoot] their arrows, [even] bitter words:
4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
23 Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it [is] for his life.
18 For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up [like] the lifting up of smoke.
27 ¶ Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
9 Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; [and] he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.
18 ¶ He that hideth hatred [with] lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, [is] a fool.
6 ¶ He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, [and] drinketh damage.
27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
6 ¶ A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
24 ¶ Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
18 ¶ A man void of understanding striketh hands, [and] becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
19 ¶ He loveth transgression that loveth strife: [and] he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
14 Frowardness [is] in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
19 A false witness [that] speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
14 ¶ The wrath of a king [is as] messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
3 ¶ The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
14 As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;
3 ¶ A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
4 ¶ Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
23 ¶ [It is] as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
10 For while [they be] folden together [as] thorns, and while they are drunken [as] drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.
20 But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die;
3 How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall [shall ye be, and as] a tottering fence.
26 Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, [which are] as wind?
14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, [and] to slay such as be of upright conversation.
22 But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,
23 Or with any stone, wherewith a man may die, seeing [him] not, and cast [it] upon him, that he die, and [was] not his enemy, neither sought his harm:
26 He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
10 Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
11 ¶ An evil [man] seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
3 The words of his mouth [are] iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, [and] to do good.
9 ¶ [If] a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, [there is] no rest.
16 And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them.