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Is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "Am I not joking?"
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"Just Joking" is No Excuse
Commentators unanimously agree that claiming "I was only joking" does not excuse harmful deception. They compare such an act to a madman throwing firebrands or deadly arrows. The point is that the damage done is real, regardless of the perpetrator's attempt to downplay their intent as mere "sport."
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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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
So [is] the man [that] deceiveth his neighbour by telling him a lie, or by reporting false things concerning him, or by c…
He who sins in jest, must repent in earnest, or his sin will be his ruin.
