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Proverbs 26:18-20
Evangelical Heritage Version
Proverbs 26:18-20
Evangelical Heritage Version
18 A person who deceives his neighbor and then says, “I was only joking,”
19 is like a madman who shoots firebrands and deadly arrows.[a]
20 When there is no more wood, a fire goes out,
and without gossip, a quarrel dies down.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:19 Elements of verses 18 and 19 were rearranged to get smooth English word order.
Proverbs 26:18-20
New International Version
Proverbs 26:18-20
New International Version
18 Like a maniac shooting
flaming arrows of death
19 is one who deceives their neighbor
and says, “I was only joking!”
20 Without wood a fire goes out;
without a gossip a quarrel dies down.(A)
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