Proverbs 26:16
Text Analysis

Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
2450 [e]חָכָ֣ם
ḥā-ḵām
Wiser [is]Adj-ms
6102 [e]עָצֵ֣ל
‘ā-ṣêl
a lazy oneAdj-ms
5869 [e]בְּעֵינָ֑יו
bə-‘ê-nāw
in his eyesPrep-b | N-cdc | 3ms
7651 [e]מִ֝שִּׁבְעָ֗ה
miš-šiḇ-‘āh
than sevenPrep-m | Number-ms
7725 [e]מְשִׁ֣יבֵי
mə-šî-ḇê
returningV-Hifil-Prtcpl-mpc
2940 [e]טָֽעַם׃
ṭā-‘am
a reasonN-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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