16The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.


In Context

13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!"

14 As a door turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed.

15 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

16 The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.

17 Like one who seizes a dog by the ears is a passer-by who meddles in a quarrel not his own.

18 Like a madman shooting firebrands or deadly arrows

Proverbs 26:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:16The sluggard [is] wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

26:16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit, than seven men that speak sentences.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

26:16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:16A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men that answer discreetly.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

26:16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:16The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

26:16Wiser is the slothful in his own eyes, Than seven men returning a reason.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.