Proverbs 26:16
“The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit,.... It is a sort of a solecism, a kind of a contradiction in terms for a…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Seven - The definite number used for the indefinite (compare Pro 24:16). Reason - Better, a right judgment.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Observe, 1. The high opinion which the sluggard has of himself, notwithstanding the gross absurdity and folly of his…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
sluggard The A.V. after rendering the Heb. word (which is the same in all four verses), slothful, three times, here…