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Proverbs 22:13
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Proverbs 22:13
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The sluggard says, “There’s a lion outside! I’ll be killed in the public square!”
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Proverbs 22:13 in Other Translations
KJV
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The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
ESV
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The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!"
NLT
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The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion out there! If I go outside, I might be killed!”
MSG
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The loafer says, "There's a lion on the loose! If I go out I'll be eaten alive!"
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The slacker says, "There's a lion outside! I'll be killed in the streets!"
Proverbs 22:13 In-Context
11
One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace will have the king for a friend.
12
The eyes of the LORD keep watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
13
The sluggard says, “There’s a lion outside! I’ll be killed in the public square!”
14
The mouth of an adulterous woman is a deep pit; a man who is under the LORD’s wrath falls into it.
15
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.
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Proverbs 26:13
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