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Proverbs 26:13

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The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
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  1. Proverbs 22:13Rank 1 from verse 13
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    13The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

  2. Proverbs 19:15Rank 2 from verse 13
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    15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

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    19The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.

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Proverbs 26:13

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slothful

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Lazy, idle, sluggish, negligent, or slow and unwilling to act or labour.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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lion

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Sense 1: A large, powerful wild cat. Sense 2: Figuratively, one fierce or strong.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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12Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

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

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14As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

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