Proverbs 26:13

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
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Referenced Verses

Prov 22:13 : 13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
Prov 15:19 : 19 The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
Prov 19:15 : 15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Prov 22:13
93%
13The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
Prov 26:14-16
3 verses
83%
14As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
15The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
Prov 15:19
79%
19The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
Prov 12:27
76%
27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
Prov 24:30
75%
30I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Prov 21:25
74%
25The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
Prov 26:12
74%
12Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Prov 19:15
74%
15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Prov 10:26
73%
26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
Prov 30:30
73%
30A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
Prov 19:24
73%
24A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Prov 6:9-10
2 verses
73%
9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
10Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Prov 6:6
72%
6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Prov 13:4
72%
4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Prov 18:9
72%
9He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
Nah 2:11-12
2 verses
71%
11Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion's whelp, and none made them afraid?
12The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.
1 Kgs 13:24-26
3 verses
71%
24And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcase.
25And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcase cast in the way, and the lion standing by the carcase: and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.
26And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof, he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedient unto the word of the LORD: therefore the LORD hath delivered him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake unto him.
Prov 28:1
71%
1The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Prov 28:15
70%
15As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
Ps 17:12
70%
12Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
1 Kgs 20:36
70%
36Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him.
Eccl 10:18
70%
18By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
Job 28:8
70%
8The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.
Amos 5:19
70%
19As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
Prov 20:4
70%
4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Prov 27:12
70%
12A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Ps 10:9
69%
9He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.
Job 4:11
69%
11The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad.
Prov 20:2
69%
2The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
Prov 12:24
69%
24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
Prov 24:33
69%
33Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Prov 17:12
69%
12Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
Amos 3:4
69%
4Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?
Lam 3:10
69%
10He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.
Eccl 10:15
68%
15The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.
Prov 22:3
68%
3A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Prov 26:9
68%
9As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Prov 26:7
67%
7The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
1 Kgs 13:28
67%
28And he went and found his carcase cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcase: the lion had not eaten the carcase, nor torn the ass.
Hos 13:7
67%
7Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:
Prov 14:16
67%
16A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
Job 12:5
67%
5He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
Prov 22:5
67%
5Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
Jer 5:6
67%
6Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.