18 People who shrug off deliberate deceptions, saying, "I didn't mean it, I was only joking," 19 Are worse than careless campers who walk away from smoldering campfires.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 26:18-19
Commentary on Proverbs 26:18-19
(Read Proverbs 26:18-19)
He that sins in jest, must repent in earnest, or his sin will be his ruin.