8 Bible Verses about Madmen
Most Relevant Verses
A lack of madmen have I, that ye have brought in this one to act as a madman by me! doth this one come in unto my house?'
As one pretending to be feeble, Who is casting sparks, arrows, and death,
As one pretending to be feeble, Who is casting sparks, arrows, and death, So hath a man deceived his neighbour, And hath said, 'Am not I playing?' Without wood is fire going out, And without a tale-bearer, contention ceaseth,read more.
Coal to burning coals, and wood to fire, And a man of contentions to kindle strife. The words of a tale-bearer are as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down to the inner parts of the heart. Silver of dross spread over potsherd, Are burning lips and an evil heart. By his lips doth a hater dissemble, And in his heart he placeth deceit, When his voice is gracious trust not in him, For seven abominations are in his heart. Hatred is covered by deceit, Revealed is its wickedness in an assembly. Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And the roller of a stone, to him it turneth. A lying tongue hateth its bruised ones, And a flattering mouth worketh an overthrow!
As one pretending to be feeble, Who is casting sparks, arrows, and death, So hath a man deceived his neighbour, And hath said, 'Am not I playing?'
And Achish saith unto his servants, 'Lo, ye see a man acting as a madman; why do ye bring him in unto me? A lack of madmen have I, that ye have brought in this one to act as a madman by me! doth this one come in unto my house?'
Surely oppression maketh the wise mad, And a gift destroyeth the heart.
Jehovah hath made thee priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, for there being inspectors of the house of Jehovah, for every one mad and making himself a prophet, and thou hast put him unto the torture and unto the stocks.
And Jehu hath gone out unto the servants of his lord, and one saith to him, 'Is there peace? wherefore came this madman unto thee?' and he saith unto them, 'Ye have known the man and his talk.'