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Proverbs 26:16

16  The sluggard is jwiser in his own eyes

nthan seven men who can answer sensibly.

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Proverbs 26:16 — The New International Version (NIV)

16 A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes

than seven people who answer discreetly.

Proverbs 26:16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit

Than seven men that can render a reason.

Proverbs 26:16 — New Living Translation (NLT)

16 Lazy people consider themselves smarter

than seven wise counselors.

Proverbs 26:16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

16 The lazy man is wiser in his own eyes

Than seven men who can answer sensibly.

Proverbs 26:16 — New Century Version (NCV)

16 The lazy person thinks he is wiser

than seven people who give sensible answers.

Proverbs 26:16 — American Standard Version (ASV)

16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit

Than seven men that can render a reason.

Proverbs 26:16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

16 A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men that answer discreetly.

Proverbs 26:16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

16 A lazy person thinks he is wiser than seven people who give a sensible answer. 

Proverbs 26:16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16 In his own eyes, a slacker is wiser

than seven men who can answer sensibly.

Proverbs 26:16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

16 The lazy person is wiser in self-esteem

than seven who can answer discreetly.

Proverbs 26:16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

16 A lazy person is wiser in his eyes

than seven who answer discreetly.

Proverbs 26:16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

16 A person who doesn’t want to work is wiser in his own eyes

than seven people who give careful answers.

Proverbs 26:16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

16 The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes

Than seven men who can give a discreet answer.


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