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Proverbs 26:19

So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
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is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "I am only joking!"

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is a man who deceives his neighbor and says, "I was only joking!"

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so also is the man who harms his friend by deceitfulness. And when he has been apprehended, he says, "I did it jokingly.