Proverbs 26:16
“The sluggard is wiser in his owne conceit, then seuen men that can render a reason.”
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Proverbs 26:16 Context
14As the doore turneth vpon his hinges: so doeth the slothfull vpon his bedde. 15The slothfull hideth his hand in his bosome, it grieueth him to bring it againe to his mouth. 16The sluggard is wiser in his owne conceit, then seuen men that can render a reason. 17He that passeth by, and medleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the eares. 18As a mad man, who casteth firebrands, arrowes, and death:
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The sluggard [is] wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
- King James Version
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who can give a discreet answer.
- New American Standard Version (1995)