Proverbs 26:18
“As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,”
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
Related Verses
“A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.”
“As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.”
“He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.”
“A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.”
“The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.”