Proverbs 26:16
The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.
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In The King James Version
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
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Proverbs 26:12Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 26:16
15 The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth. The sluggard has now, with much ado, got out of his bed, but he might as well have lain there still for any thing he is likely to bring to pass in his work, so awkwardly does he go about it. Observe, 1. The pretence he makes for his slothfulness: He hides his hand in his bosom for fear of cold; next to his warm bed in his warm bosom. Or he pretends that he is lame, as some do that make a trade of begging; something ails… Read the whole commentary →