Proverbs 26:16
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.