King James Version
What Does Proverbs 26:18 Mean?
“As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, firebrands: Heb. flames, or, sparks”
Context
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. meddleth: or, is enraged
18
As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, firebrands: Heb. flames, or, sparks
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. Where no: Heb. Without wood talebearer: or, whisperer ceaseth: Heb. is silent
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(18) **Firebrands.**—Arrows to which some blazing material was attached, in order that they might set on fire whatever they touched.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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