Proverbs 22:13
The slothful man saith, “There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.”
Noyes Bible
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 watch over knowledge; But he overthroweth the words of the treacherous.
14The mouth of strange women is a deep pit; He with whom the LORD is angry shall fall therein.
Cross References
Proverbs 19:15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, And the idle person shall suffer hunger.
Song of Solomon 5:3“I have taken off my vest [[said I]]; How shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; How shall I soil them?”
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 →