Proverbs 22:13
“The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
The slothful man saith, there is a lion without,.... Or, "in the street". This he says within himself; or to those who…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The point of the satire is the ingenuity with which the slothful man devises the most improbable alarms. He hears that…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Note, 1. Those that have no love for their business will never want excuses to shake it off. Multitudes are ruined, both…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
slain or, more in accordance with the usual meaning of the Heb. word, murdered, R.V. The sluggard then offers two absurd…