Proverbs

Proverbs 26:19

¹⁹so is the man who deceives his neighbor

and says, “I was only joking!”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
so	כֵּֽן־	kên-	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
is the man	אִ֭ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
who deceives	רִמָּ֣ה	rim·māh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7411 cast, shoot
his neighbor	רֵעֵ֑הוּ	rê·‘ê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
and says	וְ֝אָמַ֗ר	wə·’ā·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I	אָֽנִי׃	’ā·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
was only	הֲ‍ֽלֹא־	hălō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
joking	מְשַׂחֵ֥ק	mə·śa·ḥêq	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H7832 laugh

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.