Proverbs 26:16
The lazy one seems wiser to himself than seven men speaking judgments.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
In Context
15The lazy one conceals his hand under his arms, and it is a labor for him to move it to his mouth.
Cross References
Proverbs 26:12Have you seen a man who seems wise to himself? There will be greater hope held for the unwise 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 →