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Proverbs 26:13
13The lazy person [who is self-indulgent and relies on lame excuses] says, “There is a lion in the road! A lion is in the open square [and if I go outside to work I will be killed]!”
Proverbs 26:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
- New International Version (NIV)A sluggard says, “There’s a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!”
- English Standard Version (ESV)The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!"
- New King James Version (NKJV)The lazy man says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion is in the streets!”
Context of Proverbs 26:13
11Like a dog that returns to his vomit Is a fool who repeats his foolishness. 12Do you see a man [who is unteachable and] wise in his own eyes and full of self-conceit? There is more hope for a fool than for him. The lazy person [who is self-indulgent and relies on lame excuses] says, “There is a lion in the road! A lion is in the open square [and if I go outside to work I will be killed]!” 14As the door turns on its hinges, So does the lazy person on his bed [never getting out of it]. 15The lazy person buries his hand in the dish [losing opportunity after opportunity]; It wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
Read all of Proverbs 26Proverbs 26:13 word by word
אָמַ֣ר עָ֭צֵל שַׁ֣חַל בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ אֲ֝רִ֗י בֵּ֣ין הָרְחֹבֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 26:13
- Proverbs 15:19The way of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns [it pricks, lacerates, and entangles him], But the way [of life] of the upright is smooth and open like a highway.
- Proverbs 19:15Laziness casts one into a deep sleep [unmindful of lost opportunity], And the idle person will suffer hunger.
- Proverbs 22:13The lazy one [manufactures excuses and] says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets [if I go out to work]!”
Commentaries on Proverbs 26:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13The slothful man saith - See the note on Proverbs 22:13; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Compare the marginal reference note. Here there is greater dramatic vividness in the two words used: (1) A roaring one, (2) a lion, more specifically.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13Verse 13 The slothful man hates every thing that requires care and labour. But it is foolish to frighten ourselves from real duties by fancied difficulties. This may be applied to a man slothful in the duties of religion.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-16The slacker: See Proverbs 6:6–11; 10:4–5; 15:19; 22:13.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. (Compare Pr 22:13).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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