Proverbs 22:13

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11 ^aHe who loves purity of heart
And has grace on his lips,
The king will be his friend.

12 The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge,
But He overthrows the words of the faithless.

13 ^aThe lazy man says, “There is a lion outside!
I shall be slain in the streets!”

14 ^aThe mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit;
^bHe who is abhorred by the Lord will fall there.

15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
^aThe rod of correction will drive it far from him.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Proverbs 22:13

The slothful man saith, There is a lion without - But why does he say so? Because he is a slothful man. Remove his slothfulness, and these imaginary difficulties and dangers will be no more. He will not go abroad to work in the fields, because he thinks there is a lion in the way, he will not go out into the town for employment, as he fears to be assassinated in the streets! From both these circumstances he seeks total cessation from activity.

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