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Like a madman who shoots firebrands, arrows, and death,
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Harmful 'Jokes' Are No Joke
Commentators agree this verse describes a person who causes serious harm and then excuses it by saying, "I was only joking!" The Bible compares this behavior to a madman recklessly throwing deadly weapons. As Matthew Henry notes, a sin committed in jest requires earnest repentance, because the damage it causes is real and destructive.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
Firebrands. —Arrows to which some blazing material was attached, in order that they might set on fire whatever they touched.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
As a mad [man], who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death. Or the instruments of death, as Aben Ezra; or the sharp a…
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He who sins in jest, must repent in earnest, or his sin will be his ruin.
