King James Version
Proverbs 26:16 in the King James Version says “The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 26 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.”
Proverbs 26:16 · KJV
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
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears. meddleth: or, is enraged
As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, firebrands: Heb. flames, or, sparks
KJV Study — Public Domain
“in his own conceit”
H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
“than seven men”
H7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
“that can render”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
“a reason”
H2940properly, a taste, i.e., (figuratively) perception; by implication, intelligence; transitively, a mandate
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