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Proverbs 26:13

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

KJV

Dicit piger : Leo est in via, et leæna in itineribus.

Vulgate

λέγει ὀκνηρὸς ἀποστελλόμενος εἰς ὁδόν Λέων ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς.

LXX

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

ASV

אָמַ֣ר עָ֭צֵל שַׁ֣חַל בַּ/דָּ֑רֶךְ אֲ֝רִ֗י בֵּ֣ין הָ/רְחֹבֽוֹת

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אַרְיֵה֙
'ryh
noun · 81×
בֵּ֥ין
byn
noun · 405×
דֶּ֣רֶךְ
drk
noun · 709×
הָ
h
noun · 43×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
עָצֵ֣ל
'tsl
adjective · 14×
שָׁ֑חַל
shchl
noun · 7×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Luke 19:20 — And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
  • Prov 6:6 — Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
  • Prov 13:4 — The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
  • Prov 15:19 — The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
  • Prov 15:19 — The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
  • Prov 19:15 — Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
  • Prov 19:24 — A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
  • Prov 20:4 — The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
  • Prov 22:13 — The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
  • Prov 22:13 — The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
  • Rom 12:11 — Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;