Proverbs 26:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 26:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 26:16 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 26:16 — KJV
“The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.”
— Proverbs 26:16 (KJV)
Proverbs 26:16 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 26:16
“And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 26:16: own, than, seven
“And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 26:16: own, seven, men
“And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear. My...: or, Mine iniquity is greater than that it may be forgiven”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 26:16: than, men, can
“If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak?”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 26:16: own, men, can
“When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 26:16: than, seven, can
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