Proverbs 22:13

The Message

The loafer says, “There’s a lion on the loose! If I go out I’ll be eaten alive!”

Cross References

Proverbs 15:19

The path of lazy people is overgrown with briers; the diligent walk down a smooth road.

Proverbs 22:12

God guards knowledge with a passion, but he’ll have nothing to do with deception.

Proverbs 19:15

Life collapses on loafers; lazybones go hungry.

Song of Solomon 5:3

“But I’m in my nightgown—do you expect me to get dressed? I’m bathed and in bed—do you want me to get dirty?”