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?”