Proverbs 26:13
The sluggard saith, There is a fierce lion in the way; a lion is in the midst of the streets!
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
In Context
12Hast thou seen a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
14[As] the door turneth upon its hinges, so the sluggard upon his bed.
Cross References
Proverbs 19:15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Matthew 25:25and being afraid I went away and hid thy talent in the earth; behold, thou hast that which is thine.
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 →