Devine Scripture

Proverbs 26:13

Proverbs chapter 26 · verse 13 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.

Context

v.12Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

v.13This passage

v.14Asthe door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Proverbs 19:15

    Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  • Proverbs 22:13

    The sluggard saith, There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.

  • Proverbs 15:19

    The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway.