Proverbs 26:16 - The Scriptures 2009

The lazy one is wiser in his own eyes Than seven rendering advice.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes and conceit than seven men who can render a reason and answer discreetly.

American Standard Version (1901)

The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.

Common English Bible

Lazy people think they are wiser than seven people who answer sensibly.

Catholic Public Domain Version

The lazy one seems wiser to himself than seven men speaking judgments.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit, than seven men that speak sentences.

Proverbs 26:16 Cross References

Proverbs 12:15

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, But he who listens to advice is wise.

Proverbs 26:12

Have you seen a man wise in his own eyes? There is more expectancy for a fool than for him.

Proverbs 27:11

My son, be wise, and gladden my heart, That I might have a word for him who reproaches me.

Proverbs 6:6

Go to the ant, you lazy one! See her ways and be wise,

1 Peter 3:15

But set apart יהוה Elohim in your hearts, and always be ready to give an answer to everyone asking you a reason concerning the expectation that is in you, with meekness and fear,