The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.
The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.
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.
Seven - The definite number used for the indefinite (compare Proverbs 24:16).
Reason - Better, a right judgment.
26:16 A reason - A satisfactory reason of ail their actions.