Proverbs 22:13–14
Proverbs 22:13–14 — The New International Version (NIV)
13 The sluggard says, “There’s a lion outside!
I’ll be killed in the public square!”
14 The mouth of an adulterous woman is a deep pit;
a man who is under the Lord’s wrath falls into it.
Proverbs 22:13–14 — English Standard Version (ESV)
13 The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside!
I shall be killed in the streets!”
14 The mouth of forbidden women is a deep pit;
he with whom the Lord is angry will fall into it.
Proverbs 22:13–14 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion without,
I shall be slain in the streets.
14 The mouth of strange women is a deep pit:
He that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein.
Proverbs 22:13–14 — New Living Translation (NLT)
13 The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion out there!
If I go outside, I might be killed!”
14 The mouth of an immoral woman is a dangerous trap;
those who make the Lord angry will fall into it.
Proverbs 22:13–14 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
13 The lazy man says, “There is a lion outside!
I shall be slain in the streets!”
14 The mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit;
He who is abhorred by the Lord will fall there.
Proverbs 22:13–14 — New Century Version (NCV)
13 The lazy person says, “There’s a lion outside!
I might get killed out in the street!”
14 The words of an unfaithful wife are like a deep trap.
Those who make the Lord angry will get caught by them.
Proverbs 22:13–14 — American Standard Version (ASV)
13 The sluggard saith, There is a lion without;
I shall be slain in the streets.
14 The mouth of strange women is a deep pit;
He that is abhorred of Jehovah shall fall therein.
Proverbs 22:13–14 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
13 The sluggard saith, There is a lion without, I shall be killed in the streets!
14 The mouth of strange women is a deep ditch: he with whom Jehovah is displeased shall fall therein.
Proverbs 22:13–14 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
13 A lazy person says,
“There’s a lion outside!
I’ll be murdered in the streets!”
14 The mouth of an adulterous woman is a deep pit.
The one who is cursed by the Lord will fall into it.
Proverbs 22:13–14 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
13 The slacker says, “There’s a lion outside!
I’ll be killed in the public square!”
14 The mouth of the forbidden woman is a deep pit;
a man cursed by the Lord will fall into it.
Proverbs 22:13–14 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
13 The lazy person says, “There is a lion outside!
I shall be killed in the streets!”
14 The mouth of a loose woman is a deep pit;
he with whom the Lord is angry falls into it.
Proverbs 22:13–14 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
13 A lazy person says “A lion in the street!
In the middle of the highway, I shall be killed!”
14 A deep pit is the mouth of an adulteress,
he with whom Yahweh is angry will fall there.
Proverbs 22:13–14 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
13 People who don’t want to work say, “There’s a lion outside!”
Or they say, “I’ll be murdered if I go out into the streets!”
14 The mouth of a woman who commits adultery is like a deep pit.
Any man the Lord is angry with will fall into it.