Proverbs 22:13

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

¶ The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

Complete Jewish Bible:

A lazy man says, "There's a lion outside! I'll be killed if I go out in the street!"

Berean Standard Bible:

The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”

American Standard Version:

The sluggard saith, There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

The slothful^{H6102} man saith^{H559}, There is a lion^{H738} without^{H2351}, I shall be slain^{H7523} in^{H8432} the streets^{H7339}.

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Commentary for Proverbs 22:13

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

1. Strong's Number: H6102
   There are 14 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: עָצֵל
   Transliteration: ʻâtsêl
   Pronunciation: aw-tsale'
   Description: from עָצַל; indolent; slothful, sluggard.
   
2. Strong's Number: H559
   There are 4434 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: אָמַר
   Transliteration: ʼâmar
   Pronunciation: aw-mar'
   Description: a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
   
3. Strong's Number: H738
   There are 184 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: אֲרִי
   Transliteration: ʼărîy
   Pronunciation: ar-ee'
   Description: or (prolonged) [ar-yay']; from אָרָה (in the sense of violence); a lion; (young) lion, [phrase] pierce (from the margin).
   
4. Strong's Number: H2351
   There are 159 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: חוּץ
   Transliteration: chûwts
   Pronunciation: khoots
   Description: or (shortened) חֻץ; (both forms feminine in the plural) from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoors; abroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.
   
5. Strong's Number: H7523
   There are 40 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: רָצַח
   Transliteration: râtsach
   Pronunciation: raw-tsakh'
   Description: a primitive root; properly, to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murder; put to death, kill, (man-) slay(-er), murder(-er).
   
6. Strong's Number: H8432
   There are 390 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: תָּוֶךְ
   Transliteration: tâvek
   Pronunciation: taw'-vek
   Description: from an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre; among(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).
   
7. Strong's Number: H7339
   There are 41 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: רְחֹב
   Transliteration: rᵉchôb
   Pronunciation: rekh-obe'
   Description: or רְחוֹב; from רָחַב; a width, i.e. (concretely) avenue or area; broad place (way), street. See also בֵּית רְחוֹב.