Proverbs 26:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,”

Proverbs 26:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 26:18 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 26:18 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 26:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,”

Proverbs 26:18 — World English Bible

Proverbs 26:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“As a madman who casteth firebrands, Arrows, and death, ”

Proverbs 26:18 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 26:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“As <FI>one<Fi> pretending to be feeble, Who is casting sparks, arrows, and death,”

Proverbs 26:18 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 26:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“As a madman who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, ”

Proverbs 26:18 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 26:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“As he that faineth himselfe mad, casteth fire brands, arrowes, and mortall things,”

Proverbs 26:18 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 26:18 in Context — Proverbs 26

16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

17 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

18 As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,

19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?

20 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

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What Does Proverbs 26:18 Mean?

Proverbs 26:18 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 26. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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