Proverbs 22:13

Bible in Basic English 1965

The hater of work says, There is a lion outside: I will be put to death in the streets.

Cross References

Proverbs 15:19

Thorns are round the way of the hater of work; but the road of the hard worker becomes a highway.

Proverbs 19:15

Hate of work sends deep sleep on a man: and he who has no industry will go without food.

Proverbs 22:12

The eyes of the Lord keep knowledge, but by him the acts of the false man will be overturned.

Song of Solomon 5:3

I have put off my coat; how may I put it on? My feet are washed; how may I make them unclean?