Proverbs 26:16
“The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Proverbs 26:16 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Der Faule ist weiser in seinen Augen als sieben, die verständig antworten.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
A su ver es el perezoso más sabio que siete que le den consejo.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
O preguiçoso se acha mais sábio aos próprios olhos do que sete que respondem com prudência.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
O preguiçoso é mais sábio aos seus próprios olhos do que sete homens que respondem com bom senso.
📖 Proverbs 26:16 in Context
14As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
15The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth 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 meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
18As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
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