Proverbs 22:13
The slouthfull body saith there is a Lion without: I might be slaine in the streate.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
In Context
12The eyes of the Lord preserue knowledge: and he ouerthroweth the wordes of the transgressours.
14The mouth of straunge women is a deepe pit: wherein he falleth that the Lorde is angrye withall.
Cross References
Proverbs 19:15Slouthfulnesse bryngeth sleepe, and a soule accustomed with craft, shall suffer hunger.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 22:13
12 The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor. Here is, 1. The special care God takes to preserve knowledge, that is, to keep up religion in the world by keeping up among men the knowledge of himself and of good and evil, notwithstanding the corruption of mankind, and the artifices of Satan to blind men's minds and keep them in ignorance. It is a wonderful instance of the power and goodness of the eyes of the Lord, that is, his watchful providence. He preserves men… Read the whole commentary →