Proverbs 26:18
16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
17 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
20 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows,
- KJV
- As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
- WEB
- Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,
- ASV
- As a madman who casteth firebrands, Arrows, and death,
- DARBY
- As a madman who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
- BLB
- Like a madman shooting firebrands arrows, and death,
- ÅB
- Lik en gal mann som kaster ut brannpiler og skyter og dreper,
- OTB
- Som en gal mann som skyter flammende piler og død,
- B1930
- Lik en gal mann som kaster ut brandpiler og skyter og dreper,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 25:18
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Read in contextIsaiah 50:11
Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.
Read in contextProverbs 7:23
Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
Read in contextGenesis 49:23
The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:
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