Proverbs 26:13

The hater of work says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

In Context

12Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.

14A door is turned on its pillar, and the hater of work on his bed.

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Cross References

Proverbs 19:15Hate of work sends deep sleep on a man: and he who has no industry will go without food.

Matthew 25:25And I was in fear, and went away, and put your talent in the earth: here is what is yours.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 26:13

12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him. Here is, 1. A spiritual disease supposed, and that is self-conceit: Seest thou a man? Yes, we see many a one, wise in his own conceit, who has some little sense, but is proud of it, thinks it much more than it is, more than any of his neighbours, have, and enough, so that he needs no more, has such a conceit of his own abilities as makes him opinionative, dogmatical, and censorious; and all the use he makes of his knowledge is… Read the whole commentary →

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