Proverbs 26:19 meaning and explanation

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

Proverbs 26:19, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse closes a short comparison begun in verse 18. The speaker is a wisdom teacher in Proverbs, observing how a deceitful neighbor behaves.

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