Proverbs 26:19
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19 so is one who deceives a neighbor
and says, “I am only joking!”(A)
Ephesians 5:4
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4 Entirely out of place is obscene, silly, and vulgar talk; but instead, let there be thanksgiving.
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Proverbs 10:23
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23 Doing wrong is like sport to a fool,
but wise conduct is pleasure to a person of understanding.(A)
2 Peter 2:13
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13 suffering[a] the wages of doing wrong. They count it a pleasure to revel in the daytime. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their pleasures[b] while they feast with you.(A)
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Proverbs 15:21
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21 Folly is a joy to one who has no sense,
but a person of understanding walks straight ahead.(A)
Proverbs 14:9
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9 Fools mock at the guilt offering,[a]
but the upright enjoy God’s favor.
Footnotes
- 14.9 Meaning of Heb uncertain
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