Proverbs 22:13 · KJV
“The slothful {man} saith, {There is} a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.”
— Proverbs 22:13
The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor. {the words: or, the matters}
The mouth of strange women {is} a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
Proverbs 22 — Context
He that loveth pureness of heart, {for} the grace of his lips the king {shall be} his friend. {for...: or, and hath grace in his lips}
12The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor. {the words: or, the matters}
13The slothful {man} saith, {There is} a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
14The mouth of strange women {is} a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
15Foolishness {is} bound in the heart of a child; {but} the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Cross References
Proverbs 26:13-16
The slothful {man} saith, {There is} a lion in the way; a lion {is} in the streets.
Numbers 13:32-33
And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, {is} a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it {are} men of a great stature. {men...: Heb. men of statures}
Proverbs 15:19
The way of the slothful {man is} as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous {is} made plain. {is made...: Heb. is raised up as a causey}