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Proverbs 26:18
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Like a madman who shootsFirebrands, arrows, and death,
Like a madman who throws Firebrands, arrows and death,
As he that fayneth him selfe mad, casteth firebrandes, deadly arrowes and dartes:
As a madman who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death,
As one feigning weakness, throwing sparks, arrows and death,
Anyone who would trick someone and then say, "I was only joking" is like a fool who shoots flaming arrows into the air and accidentally kills someone.
Like a madman who shoots firebrands, arrows, and death,
As a mad man, who casteth firebrands, arrowes, and death:
As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
Like as one shuteth deadly arowes and dartes out of a preuy place, euen so doth a dyssembler with his neghboure,
People who shrug off deliberate deceptions, saying, "I didn't mean it, I was only joking," Are worse than careless campers who walk away from smoldering campfires.
Like a madman who throws Firebrands, arrows, and death,
As a madman who casteth firebrands, Arrows, and death,
As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death,
As a lunatic who casts firebrands, Arrows, and death,
As a mad [man] who casteth fire-brands, arrows, and death,
Like a madman who shoots firebrands and deadly arrows,
It's no crazier to shoot sharp and flaming arrows
Like a madman shooting deadly arrows and firebrands
As he that faineth himselfe mad, casteth fire brands, arrowes, and mortall things,
Like haughty men who utter words sharp and deadly as arrows,
Like a madman who shoots firebrands, arrows, and death,
As a madman who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death;
Like a crazy man who throws pieces of burning wood and arrows of death,
As a madman who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death;
Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows,
Like a maniac who shoots deadly firebrands and arrows,
As a madman throwing firebrands, arrows and death,
As he is guilty that shooteth arrows, and lances unto death.
Like a maniac who shoots firebrands, arrows, and death,
Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death
Like a maniac who shoots Flaming arrows, arrows, and death,
Like a madman shooting deadly, burning arrows
Someone who tricks someone else and then claims that he was only joking is like a crazy person playing with a deadly weapon.
Like a madman who throws flaming darts and deadly arrows,
As he is gilti, that sendith speris and arowis in to deth;
Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death,
As [one] pretending to be feeble, Who is casting sparks, arrows, and death,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
firebrands: Heb. flames, or sparks
arrows: Proverbs 7:23, Proverbs 25:18, Genesis 49:23
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 2:14 - play before Proverbs 10:23 - General Proverbs 14:9 - Fools Proverbs 15:21 - joy Jeremiah 11:15 - thou doest evil
Cross-References
Then he named the place Beersheba (which means "well of the oath"), because that was where they had sworn the oath.
Nebo, Baal-meon, and Sibmah. They changed the names of some of the towns they conquered and rebuilt.
Troubles multiply for those who chase after other gods. I will not take part in their sacrifices of blood or even speak the names of their gods.
O Israel, I will wipe the many names of Baal from your lips, and you will never mention them again.
"And on that day," says the Lord of Heaven's Armies, "I will erase idol worship throughout the land, so that even the names of the idols will be forgotten. I will remove from the land both the false prophets and the spirit of impurity that came with them.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
As a mad [man], who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death. Or the instruments of death, as Aben Ezra; or the sharp arrows of death, as the Targum and Syriac version; who casts firebrands into the houses and barns of his neighbours, to consume them; or arrows at their persons and cattle, to destroy them; or any other instruments of death, which none but a mad man, or one wickedly mad, would do. Or, "as one that makes himself mad" e; that feigns himself mad, and, under colour of this, does mischief to his neighbour's person and property: or, "as one that hides himself" f; that casts firebrands, arrows, and other deadly things, in a private way, so as not to be seen, and that it may not be known from whence they come: or, "as one that wearies himself" g, so Jarchi; in doing mischief in such a way. The word in the Arabic language signifies to play and be in sport; and so it means one that does these things in sport, as it is a sport to a fool to do mischief; which sense agrees with what follows.
e כמתלהלה "ut se habet qui iunsanum ne simulat", Piscator; "ut qui se insanire fingit", Cocceius. f "Sicut abscondit se", Pagninus, Mercerus, Gejerus. g "Ut sese fatigat", Tigurine version.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The teacher cuts off the plea which people make when they have hurt their neighbor by lies, that they “did not mean mischief,” that they were “only in fun.” Such jesting is like that of the madman flinging firebrands or arrows.
