Proverbs 26:16 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁶ A lazy person thinks he is very wise. He thinks he is smarter than seven men that can give good reasons for their ideas.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ 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)

¹⁶ The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Lazy people think they are wiser than seven people who answer sensibly.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ The lazy one seems wiser to himself than seven men speaking judgments.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit, than seven men that speak sentences.

Proverbs 26:16 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 12:15

A foolish person always thinks his own way is best. But a wise person listens to the things other people tell him.

Proverbs 26:12

A person who thinks he is wise when he is not is worse than a fool.

Proverbs 27:11

My son, be wise. This will make me happy. Then I will be able to answer any person that criticizes me.

Proverbs 6:6

Lazy person, you should become like the ant. See what the ant does. Learn from the ant.

1 Peter 3:15

But you should keep the Lord Christ holy in your hearts. Always be ready to answer every person who asks you to explain about the hope you have.