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Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

Proverbs 26:18-19

The teacher cuts off the plea which people make when they have hurt their neighbor by lies, that they “did not mean mischief,” that they were “only in fun.” Such jesting is like that of the madman flinging firebrands or arrows.

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See also Proverbs 26:18-19 in other biblical comments:

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 26 CONCERNING THE FOOL AND THE SLUGGARD Eleven times we meet the word fool in this chapter. Three different words are used in the Hebrew for fool. The first is “avil” which signifies weakness....

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    THE BOOK OF FOOLS. A section containing a series of synthetic couplets dealing with folly (except Proverbs 26:2). The text is unusually corrupt and defective. PROVERBS 26:1. For the opposite use of s...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    FIREBRANDS, ARROWS, AND DEATH— _Firebrands and deadly arrows._ Houb....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    TEXT Proverbs 26:9-19 9. As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools. 10. As an archer that woundeth all, So is he that hireth a fool and he that...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, 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? Comp...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    26:18 madman (h-3) Or 'jester.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    FOOLS. SLUGGARDS. TALKERS 1-12. The vv. refer chiefly to fools....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Everyone can see that this mad man is dangerous. But the other man is also dangerous. His lie caused trouble. Then he claims that the lie was just a joke. So his humour caused trouble for everyone....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 26 V1 Snow should not fall in summer. Rain should not fall during the harvest....

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    FIREBRANDS. — Arrows to which some blazing material was attached, in order that they might set on fire whatever they touched....

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    כְּֽ֭ מִתְלַהְלֵהַּ הַ יֹּרֶ֥ה זִקִּ֗ים חִצִּ֥ים...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER 27 THE FOOL "As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not seemly for a fool…A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of fools. Answer not a fool accord...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Verse Proverbs 26:2. Therefore, if the heart knows that a curse is unjust it may rest in the certainty that it cannot harm. Verses Proverbs 26:3. In this group of proverbs the fool is the subject. The...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors. As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit?...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AS A MAD [MAN], WHO CASTETH FIREBRANDS, ARROWS, AND DEATH. Or the instruments of death, as Aben Ezra; or the sharp arrows of death, as the Targum and Syriac version; who casts firebrands into the hous...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _As a madman_ Hebrew, כמתלהלה, _as one that makes, or feigns himself mad_, in order that, under that pretence, he may do mischief with impunity; _casteth firebrands, arrows, and death_ Any instruments...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    As a madman who casteth fire-brands, or fiery darts, arrows, and death, deadly missiles of all kinds,...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    CONCERNING BUSYBODIES...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    THIS SECONDCHAPTER of the series is clearly the Exodus section, the work of the enemy manifesting itself in various forms of opposition to the truth, beginning with foolishness and ending with hatred....

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    FIREBRANDS: _ Heb._ flames or sparks...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    AS A MADMAN, _ as one that feigneth himself mad_, that under that pretence he may do mischief with impunity, WHO CASTETH FIRE-BRANDS, to hurt his neighbour's person, or to consume his house or goods....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Proverbs 26:18 madman H3856 (H8700) throws H3384 (H8802) firebrands H2131 arrows H2671 death H4194 firebrands - Heb. flames, or spar

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: (Principal lesson, Proverbs 26:20-25.) God gives us two ears and two eyes, but only one tongue. We should therefore see and hear mor...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Proverbs 26:1. _As snow in summer,_ which beats down the fruits; _and as rain in harvest,_ which causes the corn to shoot in the ear; so is honour incongruous to a fool. He shames his laurels, he wast...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife._ MISCHIEVOUS CITIZENS I. The meddler (Proverbs 26:17). 1. His conduct defined. 2. His mischief indicated. Renders himself liable to the anger of one,...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 26:17 These proverbs describe a person who uses his WORDS carelessly. ⇐...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 26:17. MEDDLETH, rather, “_is excited_.” PROVERBS 26:21. COALS TO BURNING COALS—_i.e., “black coals to burning_,” etc. PROVERBS 26:22. A repetition of

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION PROVERBS 26:1 Certain proverbs concerning the fool (_kesil_),_ _with the exception, perhaps, of Proverbs 26:2 (see on Proverbs 1:22)....

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Shall we turn now to Proverbs 26:1-28 to begin our study this evening. The first twelve verses of Proverbs 26:1-28 we trust doesn't apply to any of you tonight, because it's sort of addressed towards...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Genesis 49:23; Proverbs 25:18; Proverbs 7:23...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    And death — Any instruments of death....

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