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Proverbs 22:13

King James Version (KJV)

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Proverbs 22:13

Verse 13 of 29

Scripture focus

The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

Proverbs 22:13 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Proverbs 22:13

Theological / Devotional

A lion without. The absurdity of the excuses a lazy man makes for his sloth reveals the extent of the deterioration wrought in his character. The chances of a man-eating lion or a murderer being loose in the streets of a town or village at any given time were very small, yet are made an excuse for continuing sloth (ch. 26:13).

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