Proverbios 26:18

18 Como el que enloquece, y echa llamas, y saetas, y muerte

Proverbios 26:18 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 26:18

As a mad [man], who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death.
] Or the instruments of death, as Aben Ezra; or the sharp arrows of death, as the Targum and Syriac version; who casts firebrands into the houses and barns of his neighbours, to consume them; or arrows at their persons and cattle, to destroy them; or any other instruments of death, which none but a mad man, or one wickedly mad, would do. Or, "as one that makes himself mad" ^F5; that feigns himself mad, and, under colour of this, does mischief to his neighbour's person and property: or, "as one that hides himself" ^F6; that casts firebrands, arrows, and other deadly things, in a private way, so as not to be seen, and that it may not be known from whence they come: or, "as one that wearies himself" {g}, so Jarchi; in doing mischief in such a way. The word in the Arabic language signifies to play and be in sport; and so it means one that does these things in sport, as it is a sport to a fool to do mischief; which sense agrees with what follows.

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 (hlhltmk) "ut se habet qui iunsanum ne simulat", Piscator; "ut qui se insanire fingit", Cocceius.
F6 "Sicut abscondit se", Pagninus, Mercerus, Gejerus.
F7 "Ut sese fatigat", Tigurine version.

Proverbios 26:18 In-Context

16 Más sabio es el perezoso en su propia opinión que siete que le den consejo

17 El que pasando se deja llevar de la ira en pleito ajeno, es como el que toma al perro por las orejas

18 Como el que enloquece, y echa llamas, y saetas, y muerte

19 tal es el hombre que daña a su amigo, y dice: Ciertamente lo hice por broma

20 Sin leña se apaga el fuego; y donde no hay chismoso, cesa la contienda