The Meaning of Proverbs 26:19 Explained

Proverbs 26:19

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

YLT: So hath a man deceived his neighbour, And hath said, 'Am not I playing?'

Darby: so is a man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am I not in sport?

ASV: So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor, And saith, Am not I in sport?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 26:19 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 26

1  observations about fools
13  about sluggards
17  and about contentious busybodies

What do the individual words in Proverbs 26:19 mean?

So [Is] the man [who] deceives - his neighbor and says not was only joking I
כֵּֽן־ אִ֭ישׁ רִמָּ֣ה אֶת־ רֵעֵ֑הוּ וְ֝אָמַ֗ר הֲ‍ֽלֹא־ מְשַׂחֵ֥ק ؟ אָֽנִי

כֵּֽן־  So 
Parse: Adverb
Root: כֵּן 
Sense: so, therefore, thus.
אִ֭ישׁ  [Is]  the  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
רִמָּ֣ה  [who]  deceives 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: רָמָה 
Sense: to cast, shoot, hurl.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
רֵעֵ֑הוּ  his  neighbor 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: רֵעַ  
Sense: friend, companion, fellow, another person.
וְ֝אָמַ֗ר  and  says 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
מְשַׂחֵ֥ק  was  only  joking 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine singular
Root: שָׂחַק  
Sense: to laugh, play, mock.

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