Proverbs 26:16
The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
BSB
ASV
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.
KJV
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
Than seven men that can render a reason - Seven here only means perfection, abundance, or multitude. He is wiser in his own eyes than a multitude of the wisest men. “Than seven men that sytt and teach.” - Coverdale; i.e., than seven doctors of the law, or heads of the schools of the prophets, who always sat while they taught.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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1 Peter 3:15But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and…
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Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.
So make up your mind not to worry beforehand how to defend yourselves.
when they see your pure and reverent demeanor.
On My account, you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.
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Proverbs 12:15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.
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Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
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Proverbs 26:12Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
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Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.
Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
