Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
A lazy person is wiser in his eyes than seven who answer discreetly.
New American Standard Bible
Than seven men who can
King James Version
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
Holman Bible
than seven men who can answer sensibly.
International Standard Version
The lazy person is wiser in his own opinion than seven men who can give an appropriate response.
A Conservative Version
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men who can render a reason.
American Standard Version
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.
Amplified
The lazy person is wiser in his own eyes
Than seven [sensible] men who can give a discreet answer.
Bible in Basic English
The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.
Darby Translation
A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men that answer discreetly.
Julia Smith Translation
The slothful one is wise in his eyes more than seven turning back a reason.
King James 2000
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men that can answer reasonably.
Modern King James verseion
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can give a reason.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The sluggard thinketh himself wiser than seven men that sit and teach.
NET Bible
The sluggard is wiser in his own estimation than seven people who respond with good sense.
New Heart English Bible
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.
The Emphasized Bible
Wiser is the sluggard in his own eyes, than, seven persons, who can answer with judgment.
Webster
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
World English Bible
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.
Youngs Literal Translation
Wiser is the slothful in his own eyes, Than seven men returning a reason.
Themes
Idleness and sloth » Accompanied by conceit
Sarcasm » Instances of » Of solomon
Interlinear
`ayin
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 26:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
All About Fools
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. 17 Grabbing onto the ears of a dog passing by [is] one who meddles in a quarrel [that is] not his own.
Cross References
Proverbs 26:12
[Do] you see a man wise in his own eyes? [There is more] hope for a fool than for him.
1 Peter 3:15
but set Christ apart [as] Lord in your hearts, always ready to [make] a defense to anyone who asks you [for] an accounting concerning the hope [that is] in you.
Proverbs 12:15
The way of a fool is upright in his [own] eyes, but he who listens to advice [is] wise.