Proverbs 22:13 · KJV
"The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets."
King James Version
What does Proverbs 22:13 mean? →Passage Context
11He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
12The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
13The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
14The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
15Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
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