Proverbs 22:13
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The sluggardעָ֭צֵל
(a·tzel)
6102: sluggish, lazyfrom atsel
says,אָמַ֣ר
(a·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"There is a lionאֲרִ֣י
(a·ri)
738: a lionfrom arah
outside;בַח֑וּץ
(va·chutz;)
2351: the outside, a streetof uncertain derivation
I will be killedאֵֽרָצֵֽחַ׃
(e·ra·tze·ach.)
7523: to murder, slaya prim. root
in the streets!"רְ֝חֹבֹ֗ות
(re·cho·vo·vt)
7339: a broad open place, plazafrom rachab


















KJV Lexicon
The slothful
`atsel  (aw-tsale')
indolent -- slothful, sluggard.
man saith
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
There is a lion
'ariy  (ar-ee')
a lion -- (young) lion, + pierce (from the margin).
without
chuwts  (khoots)
abroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.
I shall be slain
ratsach  (raw-tsakh')
to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murder -- put to death, kill, (man-)slay(-er), murder(-er).
in
tavek  (taw'-vek)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre -- among(-st), between, half, (there-,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), out (of), through, with(-in).
the streets
rchob  (rekh-obe')
a width, i.e. (concretely) avenue or area -- broad place (way), street.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside; I will be killed in the streets!"

King James Bible
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The slacker says, "There's a lion outside! I'll be killed in the public square!"

International Standard Version
The lazy person says, "There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the street!"

NET Bible
The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the middle of the streets!"

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
When the lazy man was sent, he said, “There is a lion in the road, and look, a killer is in the streets!”

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A lazy person says, "There's a lion outside! I'll be murdered in the streets!"

King James 2000 Bible
The slothful man says, There is a lion outside, I shall be slain in the streets.
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