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Proverbs 26:16 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 26 · verse 16
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.Proverbs 26:16 · King James Version
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,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- sluggardʻâtsêlindolentH6102 →
- conceitʻayinan eyeH5869 →
- rendershûwbto turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figurativelyH7725 →
- wiserchâkâmwiseH2450 →
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Observe, 1. The high opinion which the sluggard has of himself, notwithstanding the gross absurdity and folly of his slothfulness: He thinks himself wiser than seven men, than seven wise men, for they are such as can render a reason.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary