Matthew Henry · Verse 13
The slothful man talks of a lion without, but considers not his real danger from the devil, that roaring lion within, and from his own slothfulness, which kills him.
Proverbs 22:13
The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!”
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WEBBE
The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!”
BSB
The slacker says, “ There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”
KJV
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
ASV
The sluggard saith, There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.
BBE
The hater of work says, There is a lion outside: I will be put to death in the streets.
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