Proverbs 26:18
Like a madman who shoots firebrands and deadly arrows,
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Referenced Verses
- Gen 49:23 : 23 The archers will attack him, they will shoot at him and oppose him.
- Prov 7:23 : 23 till an arrow pierces his liver– like a bird hurrying into a trap, and he does not know that it will cost him his life.
- Prov 25:18 : 18 Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow, so is the one who testifies against his neighbor as a false witness.
- Isa 50:11 : 11 Look, all of you who start a fire and who equip yourselves with flaming arrows, walk in the light of the fire you started and among the flaming arrows you ignited! This is what you will receive from me: you will lie down in a place of pain.
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17 Like one who grabs a wild dog by the ears, so is the person passing by who becomes furious over a quarrel not his own.
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16 A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.
17 A person who has a quick temper will do foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes will be hated.
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27 A wicked scoundrel digs up evil, and his slander is like a scorching fire.
28 A perverse person spreads dissension, and a gossip separates the closest friends.
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8 Like tying a stone in a sling, so is giving honor to a fool.
9 Like a thorn has gone up into the hand of a drunkard, so a proverb has gone up into the mouth of a fool.
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2 For wrath kills the foolish person, and anger slays the silly one.
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18 A quick-tempered person stirs up dissension, but one who is slow to anger calms a quarrel.
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13 At the beginning his words are foolish and at the end his talk is wicked madness,
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4 Here’s how! With the sharp arrows of warriors, with arrowheads forged over the hot coals.
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23 till an arrow pierces his liver– like a bird hurrying into a trap, and he does not know that it will cost him his life.
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18 For evil burned like a fire, it consumed thorns and briers; it burned up the thickets of the forest, and they went up in smoke.
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27 The one who digs a pit will fall into it; the one who rolls a stone– it will come back on him.
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18 The one who conceals hatred utters lies, and the one who spreads slander is certainly a fool.
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6 Like cutting off the feet or drinking violence, so is sending a message by the hand of a fool.
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27 Can a man hold fire against his chest without burning his clothes?
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6 The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.
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18 The one who lacks sense strikes hands in pledge, and puts up financial security for his neighbor.
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14 A king’s wrath is like a messenger of death, but a wise person appeases it.
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3 A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.
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14 Like the fire that burns down the forest, or the flames that consume the mountainsides,
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9 When a wise person goes to court with a foolish person, there is no peace whether he is angry or laughs.
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16 When they have drunk it, they will stagger to and fro and act insane. For I will send wars sweeping through them.”