Proverbs 22:13
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!””
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“The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The sluggard saith, There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The slothful hath said, `A lion <FI>is<Fi> without, In the midst of the broad places I am slain.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 22:13 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 13:32So they gave the Israelites a bad report about the land that they had spied out: “The land we explored devours its inhabitants, and all the people we saw there are great in stature.
- Proverbs 15:19The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
- Proverbs 19:15Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
- Proverbs 26:13The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
- Song of Solomon 5:3I have taken off my robe— must I put it back on? I have washed my feet— must I soil them again?
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