Proverbs 26:19

KJV1611 – Modern English

So is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, Am I not joking?

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  • Eph 5:4 : 4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse joking, which are not fitting: but rather giving of thanks.
  • Prov 10:23 : 23 It is as a sport to a fool to do mischief, but a man of understanding has wisdom.
  • Prov 14:9 : 9 Fools mock at sin, but among the righteous there is favor.
  • Prov 15:21 : 21 Folly is joy to him who is destitute of wisdom, but a man of understanding walks uprightly.
  • 2 Pet 2:13 : 13 And will receive the wages of unrighteousness, as those who count it pleasure to revel in the daytime. They are spots and blemishes, reveling in their own deceptions while they banquet with you;

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