Proverbs 26:13

New American Bible - revised edition

The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the street, a lion in the middle of the square!”

Cross References

Proverbs 15:19

The way of the sluggard is like a thorn hedge, but the path of the diligent is a highway.

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the sluggard goes hungry.

Proverbs 22:13

The sluggard says, “A lion is outside; I might be slain in the street.”

Proverbs 6:6

Go to the ant, O sluggard, study her ways and learn wisdom;

Matthew 25:25

so out of fear I went off and buried your talent in the ground. Here it is back.’