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Proverbs 26:18 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 26 · verse 18
As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,Proverbs 26:18 · King James Version
Proverbs 26:18 in context
16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
17He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
18As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
19So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
20Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- firebrandszîyqâhproperly, what leaps forthH2131 →
- castethyârâhproperly, to flow as waterH3384 →
- arrowschêtsproperly, a piercerH2671 →
- madlâhahhto be rabidH3856 →
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See here, 1. How mischievous those are that make no scruple of deceiving their neighbours; they are as madmen that cast firebrands, arrows, and death, so much hurt may they do by their deceits. They value themselves upon it as polite cunning men, but really they are as madmen.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 18-19