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Proverbs 26:13
13A lazy person does not go out of his house. He says, ‘There is a lion outside in the street!’
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
11A sick dog goes back to eat what it could not keep in its stomach. A fool goes back and makes the same mistakes again. 12Some men think that they are already wise. A fool is more likely to learn something than they are. A lazy person does not go out of his house. He says, ‘There is a lion outside in the street!’ 14A lazy person turns over in his bed, like a door that continues to open and close. 15A lazy person pushes his hand into his bowl of food. But then he is too tired to lift his hand up 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 15:19A lazy person always has problems, as if he is walking through thorn bushes. But an honest person walks on a straight road through life.
- Proverbs 19:15A lazy person cannot wake up from sleep. If he does no work, he will always be hungry.
- Proverbs 22:13A lazy person stays in his house. He says, ‘There is a lion outside in the street! If I go out, it will kill me!’
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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