Bible verse
The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
Proverbs 26:16 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 26.
12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
13 The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
14 As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.
15 The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
16 The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
17 Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
18 Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows,
19 so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”
20 Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.
KJV
The sluggard [is] wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
ASV
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.
ERV
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
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