Proverbs 26:15–16
Proverbs 26:15–16 — The New International Version (NIV)
15 A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
16 A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
than seven people who answer discreetly.
Proverbs 26:15–16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
15 The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom;
It grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit
Than seven men that can render a reason.
Proverbs 26:15–16 — New Living Translation (NLT)
15 Lazy people take food in their hand
but don’t even lift it to their mouth.
16 Lazy people consider themselves smarter
than seven wise counselors.
Proverbs 26:15–16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
15 The lazy man buries his hand in the bowl;
It wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
16 The lazy man is wiser in his own eyes
Than seven men who can answer sensibly.
Proverbs 26:15–16 — New Century Version (NCV)
15 Lazy people may put their hands in the dish,
but they are too tired to lift the food to their mouths.
16 The lazy person thinks he is wiser
than seven people who give sensible answers.
Proverbs 26:15–16 — American Standard Version (ASV)
15 The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish;
It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit
Than seven men that can render a reason.
Proverbs 26:15–16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
15 The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish: it wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16 A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men that answer discreetly.
Proverbs 26:15–16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
15 A lazy person puts his fork in his food.
He wears himself out as he brings it back to his mouth.
16 A lazy person thinks he is wiser than seven people who give a sensible answer.
Proverbs 26:15–16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
15 The slacker buries his hand in the bowl;
he is too weary to bring it to his mouth.
16 In his own eyes, a slacker is wiser
than seven men who can answer sensibly.
Proverbs 26:15–16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
15 The lazy person buries a hand in the dish,
and is too tired to bring it back to the mouth.
16 The lazy person is wiser in self-esteem
than seven who can answer discreetly.
Proverbs 26:15–16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
15 A lazy person buries his hands in the dish;
he is too tired to return it to his mouth.
16 A lazy person is wiser in his eyes
than seven who answer discreetly.
Proverbs 26:15–16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
15 A person who doesn’t want to work leaves his hand in the dish.
He acts as if he is too tired to bring it back up to his mouth.
16 A person who doesn’t want to work is wiser in his own eyes
than seven people who give careful answers.
Proverbs 26:15–16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
15 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
He is weary of bringing it to his mouth again.
16 The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
Than seven men who can give a discreet answer.