Proverbs 22:13 Cross References - ISV

¹³ The lazy person says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the street!”

³² So they put out this false report to the Israelis about the land that they had explored: “The land that we’ve explored is one that devours its inhabitants. All the people whom we observed were giants. ³³ We also saw the Nephilim, the descendants of Anak. Compared to the Nephilim, as we see things, we’re like grasshoppers, and that’s their opinion of us!”

¹⁹ The lifestyle of the lazy is like a thorny hedge, but the path taken by the upright is an open highway.

¹³ On LazinessThe lazy person claims, “There is a lion in the road! There’s a lion in the streets!” ¹⁴ The door turns on its hinges— as does the lazy person on his bed. ¹⁵ The lazy person buries his hand in the dish, but he’s too tired to bring it to his mouth again. ¹⁶ The lazy person is wiser in his own opinion than seven men who can give an appropriate response.