Proverbs 22:13
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
Context
This verse from Proverbs Chapter 22 connects to 5 cross-references. Proverbs on reputation, generosity, and discipline, followed by the beginning of the 'Words of the Wise.' A good name is to be chosen above great riches. Train up a child in the way he should go; even when old he …
Other Translations
The sluggard saith, There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.
The slothful hath said, `A lion <FI>is<Fi> without, In the midst of the broad places I am slain.'
The hater of work says, There is a lion outside: I will be put to death in the streets.
Cross References
And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, …
And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our …
The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made …
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.