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


In Context

13 The sluggard says, |There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!|

14 As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard 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 with discretion.

17 Like one who grabs a dog's ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.

18 Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

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

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 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.