Proverbs 26:13
Saith the sluggard, A roaring lion in the road! A tearing lion in the midst of the broadways.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
In Context
12Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eye,—more hope of a dullard, than of him!
14The door, turneth on its hinges, and, the sluggard, upon his bed.
Cross References
Proverbs 19:15Sloth, falleth into a deep sleep, and, a soul that is indolent, shall famish.
Matthew 25:25And, overcome with fear, I went away, and hid thy talent in the ground: See! thou hast what 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 →