Proverbs 22:13

New Century Version

The lazy person says, “There’s a lion outside! I might get killed out in the street!”

Cross References

Proverbs 15:19

A lazy person’s life is like a patch of thorns, but an honest person’s life is like a smooth highway.

Proverbs 19:15

Lazy people sleep a lot, and idle people will go hungry.

Proverbs 22:12

The Lord guards knowledge, but he destroys false words.

Song of Solomon 5:3

I have taken off my garment and don’t want to put it on again. I have washed my feet and don’t want to get them dirty again.