Proverbs 26:16

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

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

Proverbs 26:16 — American Standard Version

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Context — Proverbs 26

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.

13The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.

14[As] the door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed.

15The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.

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

17He that passeth by, [and] vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, Is [like] one that taketh a dog by the ears.

18As a madman who casteth firebrands, Arrows, and death,

19So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor, And saith, Am not I in sport?

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