Proverbs 26:18-20

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

¹⁸ Like a madman who casts firebrands, arrows, and death,

¹⁹ So is the man who deceives his neighbor and then says, Was I not joking?^(A)

²⁰ For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, contention ceases.