Proverbs 26:16
2450 [e]   16
ḥā·ḵām   16
חָכָ֣ם   16
Wiser [is]   16
Adj‑ms   16
6102 [e]
‘ā·ṣêl
עָצֵ֣ל
a lazy one
Adj‑ms
5869 [e]
bə·‘ê·nāw;
בְּעֵינָ֑יו
in his eyes
Prep‑b ¦ N‑cdc ¦ 3ms
7651 [e]
miš·šiḇ·‘āh,
מִ֝שִּׁבְעָ֗ה
than seven
Prep‑m ¦ Number‑ms
7725 [e]
mə·šî·ḇê
מְשִׁ֣יבֵי
returning
V‑Hifil‑Prtcpl‑mpc
2940 [e]
ṭā·‘am.
טָֽעַם׃
a reason
N‑ms


















Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.

Young's Literal Translation
Wiser [is] the slothful in his own eyes, Than seven [men] returning a reason.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In his own eyes, a slacker is wiser than seven men who can answer sensibly.

New American Standard Bible
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who can give a discreet answer.

King James Bible
The sluggard [is] wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
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