Proverbs 26:13

The lazy one says, “There is a lion along the way, and a lioness in the roads.”

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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 wise to himself? There will be greater hope held for the unwise than for him.

14Just as a door turns upon its hinges, so also does the lazy one turn upon his bed.

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Cross References

Proverbs 19:15Laziness sends one into a deep sleep, and a dissolute soul will go hungry.

Matthew 25:25And so, being afraid, I went out and hid your talent in the earth. Behold, you have 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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