Proverbs 26:16
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
American King James Version (AKJV)
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
American Standard Version (ASV)
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.
Webster's Revision
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
World English Bible
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.
English Revised Version (ERV)
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
Clarke's Proverbs 26:16 Bible Commentary
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.
Barnes's Proverbs 26:16 Bible Commentary
Seven - The definite number used for the indefinite (compare Proverbs 24:16).
Reason - Better, a right judgment.
Wesley's Proverbs 26:16 Bible Commentary
26:16 A reason - A satisfactory reason of ail their actions.
