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Proverbs 26:19

Proverbs 26:19
So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour,.... By telling him a lie; or by reporting false things concerning him; or by…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Proverbs 26:18-19

The teacher cuts off the plea which people make when they have hurt their neighbor by lies, that they “did not mean…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 26:18-19

See here, 1. How mischievous those are that make no scruple of deceiving their neighbours; they are as madmen that cast…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

in sport Fatal mischief may come of thoughtlessness apart from malice.

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