Proverbs 26:13

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

(There is) a lion in the way. Energy soon puts to flight such lions (Proverbs 22:13).

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 26:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Compare the marginal reference note. Here there is greater dramatic vividness in the two words used: (1) A roaring one, (2) a lion, more specif...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

The slothful [man] saith, (h) [There is] a lion in the way; a lion [is] in the streets. (h) Read ( Proverbs 22:13 ).
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Book of Fools. A section containing a series of synthetic couplets dealing with folly (except Proverbs 26:2 ). The text is unusually corrupt a...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

a lion . a black lion.
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. The slothful man saith - See the note on Proverbs 22:13 (note)....
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The slothful man saith, &c.— In this and the following verses, three degrees of sloth are represented; the first, when a man is loth to stir ou...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Fools. Sluggards. Talkers 1-12. The vv. refer chiefly to fools.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way ... — See above on Proverbs 22:13 .
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 27 THE FOOL "As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not seemly for a fool…A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Verse Proverbs 26:2 . Therefore, if the heart knows that a curse is unjust it may rest in the certainty that it cannot harm. Verses Proverbs 26:3...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors. As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to hi...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

LAZINESS AND COWARDICE ‘The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.’ Proverbs 26:13 I. There is a lion in...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The slothful [man] saith ,.... Within himself; or to such that excite him to diligence and industry, to go about the business of his calling, to til...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion in the way; a lion [is] in the streets. Ver. 13. The slothful man sayeth, There is a lion. ] See Trap...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The slothful man saith , &c. “In this and the following verses, three degrees of sloth are represented; the first, when a man is loath to stir o...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THIS SECONDCHAPTER of the series is clearly the Exodus section, the work of the enemy manifesting itself in various forms of opposition to the truth,...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. When a man talks foolishly we say, He talks i...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

To excuse his idleness, and keeping himself at home. See Poole on " Proverbs 22:13 " .
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 26:15 . In his bosom . Rather, In the dish , as in chap. Proverbs 19:24 . MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Prove...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Proverbs 26:13 I. There is a lion in the way? In what way? I answer, In the way of life, of every life. Life, if it is to be a true life, is not a...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 26:1 . As snow in summer, which beats down the fruits; and as rain in harvest, which causes the corn to shoot in the ear; so is honour...
The Biblical Illustrator

The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. A lion in the way The reprehensible sloth of the coward does not...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 26:1-20 Certain proverbs concerning the fool ( kesil ), with the exception, perhaps, of Proverbs 26:2 (see on Prov...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Concerning Fools and Sluggards
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The slothful man saith, eagerly inventing excuses to keep himself from work, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. Proverbs 22:13...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 15:19 ; Proverbs 19:15 ; Proverbs 22:13

¹³ The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 26:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 26:13