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Proverbs 26:18

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As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
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  1. Proverbs 25:18Rank 1 from verse 18
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    18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

  2. Isaiah 50:11Rank 2 from verse 18
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    11Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.

  3. Proverbs 7:23Rank 3 from verse 18
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    23Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.

  4. Genesis 49:23Rank 4 from verse 18
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    23The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:

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Proverbs 26:18

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mad

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Out of sound judgment or self-control; insane, enraged, or violently furious.

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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arrows

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Sense 1: Pointed missiles shot from bows. Sense 2: Figuratively, instruments or images of attack, judgment, pain, or sudden force.

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26:17He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

26:18As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,

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26:19So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?

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