[18] Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death
[19] is the man who deceives his neighbor
and says, “I am only joking!”
(Proverbs 26:18-19 ESV)
These two verses came up this summer during our Sunday School lesson on friendships. I find it to be a great reminder of the authority, truth and relevance of the Word of God. It is descriptive of the very comments that are made on a daily basis in our surroundings. It is as if the writer sneaked a peek at my facebook status.
We are deceived into thinking that we can carelessly say deceptive, hurtful, condescending, unnecessary comments to others and then finish the sentence with "just kidding." Deceived into thinking that such concluding remarks will defuse the destructiveness and evil of our ungodly speech. Not So, says the Proverbs!
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