Proverbs 26:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.”
Proverbs 26:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 26:16 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 26:16 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 26:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.”
Proverbs 26:16 — World English Bible
Proverbs 26:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.”
Proverbs 26:16 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 26:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Wiser <FI>is<Fi> the slothful in his own eyes, Than seven <FI>men<Fi> returning a reason.”
Proverbs 26:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 26:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven [men] that answer discreetly.”
Proverbs 26:16 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 26:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The sluggard is wiser in his owne conceite, then seuen men that can render a reason.”
Proverbs 26:16 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 26:16 in Context — Proverbs 26
14 As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
15 The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
17 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
18 As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
What Does Proverbs 26:16 Mean?
Proverbs 26:16 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 26. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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