Proverbs 26:18

Translations

Modern

Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows,

Traditional

As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,

Literal

Like a madman shooting firebrands arrows, and death,

Latin

Sicut noxius est qui mittit sagittas et lanceas in mortem,

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Hebrew

English

Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows,

Notes

Proverbs 26:18–19

Lies are very dangerous because they make people act on false information. Liars cannot later claim they were only joking (see Proverbs 6:16–19; 14:5, 25; 25:18).

Related verses

Proverbs 25:18
Like a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.
Isaiah 50:11
Behold, all you who kindle a fire, who array yourselves with firebrands, walk in the light of your fire and of the firebrands you have lit! This is what you will receive from My hand: You will lie down in a place of torment.
Proverbs 7:23
…until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare—not knowing it will cost him his life.
Genesis 49:23
The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.

Glossary

Hezekiah Proverbs, Book of

Topics

Arrows: Deadly and Destructive Weapons Falsehood: General Scriptures Concerning Firebrand: Figurative Hypocrisy: General Scriptures Concerning I Am Only Joking Insanity: General Scriptures Concerning Joking

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