Proverbs 26:18-20

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

¹⁸As he is guilty that shooteth arrows, and lances unto death:

¹⁹So is the man that hurteth his friend deceitfully: and when he is taken, saith: I did it in jest.

²⁰When the wood faileth, the fire shall go out: and when the talebearer is taken away, contentions shall cease.

Proverbs 26:18-20

New International Version

¹⁸Like a maniac shooting
flaming arrows of death
¹⁹is one who deceives their neighbor
and says, “I was only joking!”

²⁰Without wood a fire goes out;
without a gossip a quarrel dies down.^(A)

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA)

New International Version (NIV)