Proverbs 26:18
Like a madman who shoots firebrands and deadly arrows,
Like a madman who shoots firebrands and deadly arrows,
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19so is a person who has deceived his neighbor, and said,“Was I not only joking?”
21Like charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a contentious person to kindle strife.
17Like one who grabs a wild dog by the ears, so is the person passing by who becomes furious over a quarrel not his own.
18Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow, so is the one who testifies against his neighbor as a false witness.
22An angry person stirs up dissension, and a wrathful person is abounding in transgression.
16A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.
17A person who has a quick temper will do foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes will be hated.
27A wicked scoundrel digs up evil, and his slander is like a scorching fire.
28A perverse person spreads dissension, and a gossip separates the closest friends.
29A violent person entices his neighbor, and then leads him down a path that is terrible.
30The one who winks his eyes devises perverse things, and one who compresses his lips has accomplished evil.
8Like tying a stone in a sling, so is giving honor to a fool.
9Like a thorn has gone up into the hand of a drunkard, so a proverb has gone up into the mouth of a fool.
2For wrath kills the foolish person, and anger slays the silly one.
18A quick-tempered person stirs up dissension, but one who is slow to anger calms a quarrel.
13At the beginning his words are foolish and at the end his talk is wicked madness,
3They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,
4Here’s how! With the sharp arrows of warriors, with arrowheads forged over the hot coals.
23till an arrow pierces his liver– like a bird hurrying into a trap, and he does not know that it will cost him his life.
18For evil burned like a fire, it consumed thorns and briers; it burned up the thickets of the forest, and they went up in smoke.
27The one who digs a pit will fall into it; the one who rolls a stone– it will come back on him.
9One who quarries stones may be injured by them; one who splits logs may be endangered by them.
18The one who conceals hatred utters lies, and the one who spreads slander is certainly a fool.
6Like cutting off the feet or drinking violence, so is sending a message by the hand of a fool.
27Can a man hold fire against his chest without burning his clothes?
6The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.
24Do not make friends with an angry person, and do not associate with a wrathful person,
18The one who lacks sense strikes hands in pledge, and puts up financial security for his neighbor.
19The one who loves a quarrel loves transgression; whoever builds his gate high seeks destruction.
14he plots evil with perverse thoughts in his heart, he spreads contention at all times.
19a false witness who pours out lies, and a person who spreads discord among family members.
14A king’s wrath is like a messenger of death, but a wise person appeases it.
3A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.
14Like the fire that burns down the forest, or the flames that consume the mountainsides,
3A whip for the horse and a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you yourself also be like him.
23Carrying out a wicked scheme is enjoyable to a fool, and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment.
10Surely they will be totally consumed like entangled thorn bushes, like the drink of drunkards, like very dry stubble.
20“But if he strikes him out of hatred or throws something at him intentionally so that he dies,
3How long will you threaten a man? All of you are murderers, as dangerous as a leaning wall or an unstable fence.
26Do you intend to criticize mere words, and treat the words of a despairing man as wind?
14Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.
22“But if he strikes him suddenly, without enmity, or throws anything at him unintentionally,
23or with any stone large enough that a man could die, without seeing him, and throws it at him, and he dies, even though he was not his enemy nor sought his harm,
26He strikes them for their wickedness, in a place where people can see,
10May he rain down fiery coals upon them! May he throw them into the fire! From bottomless pits they will not escape.
11An evil person seeks only rebellion, and so a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
3The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right.
9When a wise person goes to court with a foolish person, there is no peace whether he is angry or laughs.
16When they have drunk it, they will stagger to and fro and act insane. For I will send wars sweeping through them.”