King James Version
Proverbs 26:13 in the King James Version says “The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 26 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.”
Proverbs 26:13 · KJV
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. returneth to his folly: Heb. iterateth his folly
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth. it grieveth: or, he is weary
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“in the way”
H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
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