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Proverbs 26:19 - Compare All Versions

Proverbs 26:19 NIV (New International Version)

is one who deceives their neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”

Proverbs 26:19 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I am only joking!”

Proverbs 26:19 NLT (New Living Translation)

is someone who lies to a friend and then says, “I was only joking.”

Proverbs 26:19 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

so is the person who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking! ”

Proverbs 26:19 KJV (King James Version)

So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, And saith, Am not I in sport?

Proverbs 26:19 NKJV (New King James Version)

Is the man who deceives his neighbor, And says, “I was only joking!”

Proverbs 26:18-19 MSG (The Message)

People who shrug off deliberate deceptions, saying, “I didn’t mean it, I was only joking,” Are worse than careless campers who walk away from smoldering campfires.

Proverbs 26:19 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

So is a person who deceives his neighbor, And says, “Was I not joking?”

Proverbs 26:19 AMP (Amplified Bible)

So is the man who deceives his neighbor (acquaintance, friend) And then says, “Was I not joking?” [Eph 5:4]

Proverbs 26:19 NET (New English Translation)

so is a person who deceives his neighbor, and says, “Was I not only joking?”