Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 26:16
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Berean Standard Bible
The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
King James Version
The sluggard [is] wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
World English Bible
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.
American Standard Version
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.
Berean Literal Bible
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Proverbs 26
14 As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.
15 The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
16 The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
17 Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
18 Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows,
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